Contents
List of Illustrations
Prologue
Introduction
Chapter 1. Texas Prisons: A Pattern of Neglect
Chapter 2. A Cowboy’s a Man with Guts and a Hoss
Chapter 3. The Simmons Years (1930–1935)
Chapter 4. The Only Show of Its Kind in the United States (1936–1939)
Chapter 5. The War Years (1940–1946)
Chapter 6. A Sad State of Affairs (1947–1949)
Chapter 7. The West as It Ought to Have Been (1950–1953)
Chapter 8. Outlaw vs. Outlaw (1954–1959)
Chapter 9. The Fund Just Appeared Footloose and Fancy Free (1954–1960)
Chapter 10. The Texas Prison Rodeo Goes Hollywood (1960–1964)
Chapter 11. That’s More Bull Than I’d Like to Ride (1965–1969)
Chapter 12. Huntsville Prison Blues (1970–1979)
Chapter 13. The Last Roundup (1980–1986)
Epilogue
Appendix I. Texas Prison Rodeo Timeline
Appendix II. Top Hand Winners
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index