The Vanishing Cowboy

About the Book

Have you ever dreamed of being a cowboy? Who among us hasn’t? The mere mention of it brings to mind images of boots and saddles, horses and cattle, and being in the great outdoors. This much is true. Cowboy stories never cease to hold our attention, and The Vanishing Cowboy is an especially captivating narrative. Weaving a historical text with contemporary photographs taken on location at some of the largest and last remaining working ranches in the United States, The Vanishing Cowboy is an informative and appealing look at one of America’s most iconic figures. But for all his popularity, has the cowboy’s time passed? Threatened by urbanization and industrialization, will this folk hero endure the test of time? Or is he headed for the sunset?

About the Author

JIM BERTOGLIO received his first formal instruction in photography from the prestigious Art Center School in Los Angeles, where he studied under famed photographer and mentor Ansel Adams. CHRIS BERTOGLIO, son of late photographer Jim Bertoglio, resides in Medicine Lodge, Kansas, home to the scenic Gypsum Hills. Chris attended the University of Kansas in Lawrence, where he studied marketing and advertising. JIM HOY, reared on a ranch in the Kansas Flint Hills near Cassoday, is a professor of English and director of the Center for Great Plains Studies at Emporia State University, where he has taught since 1970. He holds a BS from Kansas State University, an MA from Emporia State University, and a PhD from the University of Missouri.