This book provides some history of famous cowboys and the cowboy trade in the late 1800’s primarily in the West.  Cowboy life in pioneering days was exciting and dangerous and this book brings that fact to life, providing an overview of typical cowboy experiences.  Information is sometimes repeated and I would have liked to see more and better photography.  Thus improved visuals and tighter editing would have brought my rating up from “additional”.  Still it is an interesting book and I think students will enjoy reading about American cowboys.