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Fearless
Funnymen - "The History of the RODEO CLOWN" |
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By Gail Hughbanks Woener |
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Author Gail Woerner used her life-long association with the rodeo world to research and write a history of this paradoxical profession that requires a laugh-getter dressed in baggy britches and wearing a clown face to put his life in jeopardy to protect cowboys from the dangerous Brahma bulls, and sometimes death. |
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All aspects of the world of the rodeo clown are included -- how the profession began, comedy acts created by the rodeo clowns, the animals they trained |
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so masterfully, the evolution of the profession. Other
aspects include bullfighting, development of the barrel,
injuries which are a part of the job, frustrations in
organizing, a cowboy clown's role in the world of rodeo,
how sponsors changed the profession, how specialized the
bullfighter has become and today's fearless funnymen.
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Information has been gathered from hundreds of rodeo clowns, bullfighters and
barrelmen, plus interviews with wives, sons and daughters, friends and co-workers. Included are more than 700 rodeo clowns, their hometowns along with the years of performance. Other information includes honors and awards given these hilarious risk-taking heroes.
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Hard Copy - $27.95 plus
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Soft Copy - $18.95 plus
$3.00 mailing and handling
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