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It’s high noon for wild West collectorsBy Michael Thompson NodSCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICETHE COWBOY ENCYCLOPEDIA, by RichardW Slatta lt;ABC-Clio, $65}What are the 10 best classic cowboy films of all time? What is, or was, “goat meat Who, or what, was Ring Eye? And what, or who, was Yellow Belly?Well, pardners, the Yellow Belly, also known as Yellow Boy, was aWinchester rifle, so named because of its brassy color. Ring Eye was the horse ridden by comic sidekick Smiley Burnette in a number of western B-movies. Among North American cowboys, goat meat was a colloquial term for venison killed out of season.And the 10 best classic cowboy films of all time, according to the author of this encyclopedia, include “Stagecoach,” “High Noon,“Lonely are the Brave,” “ButchCasskfy and the Sundance Kid” and Clint Eastwood's “Unforgiven” of 1992.Perhaps the inclusion in the list of a revisionist and sadistic film like“Unforgiven will make some folkbridle. But then Richard W. Slatta is entitled to his opinion. Not only does he define what he means by a classic cowboy film, but it’s unlikely that anyone alive has given as much thought to cowboy films — or to cowboy matters in all their variety — as Slatta, who is a history professor, author of the well regarded “Cowboys of the Americas and now compiler of this entertaining and wide-ranging guide to the history of the cowboy.In fact, there is almost nothing about cowboys and cowboy life that Slatta does not know. As a result, “The Cowboy Encyclopedia,” which combines dictionary definitions and biographical entries with more than 400 short essays on all aspects of cowboy history. culture and myth, has won prizes for its excellence as a reference book.The bibliography alone runs to27 pages, but what is equally impressive is the range of electronic information sources — including online encyclopedias — Slatta says he consulted in the preparation of this work, in addition to conventional archival and other library sources.In short, far from disappearingbecause of competition from electronic reference works, printed reference books — of which dictionaries, encyclopedias and cook books are three good examples— are themselves getting better andmore sophisticated as their authors tap into the immense data-cloud of cyberspace.For urban cowboys everywhere, Slatta’s enlightening encyclopedia is well nigh indispensable.AHurry, Before We DecideTo Get Some Help!UNLIMITED LOCAL AIRTIMEwlV/Until1997and aIMRmmRm9IAlso See Us For Auto SecurityRemote Car Starters, Alpha Numeric Pagers4lpha CommunicationsCELUULARONE’Oriand Pork8752 W. 159th (708)349-9040ELGIN #t (847)468-0188ELGIN #2 (847)888-1071Calumet CHy664 Torrence Ave (708) 868-8806SCHAUMBURG(847)885-9920PALATINE(847)359-9920WOOD DALE (630)860-7001GLENVIEW (847)998-1040NILES (847)581-0981ELK GROVE VILLAG (847)718-9901$35.00 newline activation or North Central IllinoisFREE Unlimited local caUmg with two yea*' contract and eligible rate tee, processing fee and a two year contract on Cellular One Chicago required Monthly access charges and certain restrictions app y Subject to credit approval and deposes may apply Must be 18 years of age or older Cettuta/ One is a registered service mark of the Cettular One group The Wireless Phone Company is a service mark of Sc Mobile Systems, Inc Offer ends 11AM96Southwestern Bel?
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