Enduring Cowboys edited by Arnold Vigil is for those who still believe in the romance and magic of the Old West.

This book takes a look back through the centuries to the early vaqueros in the state, and then brings us up-to-date to the authentic working cowboys and cowgirls of today. The lives of these men and women, their rugged and colorful culture, and the contemporary issues threatening their lifestyles, provide a moving testimony to the old - and new - West.

The great cowboy phenomenon of the American West began with the Spanish exploration and settlement of New Mexico more than 400 years ago. Enduring Cowboys explores the advent of the vaquero in sixteenth-century New Mexico and continues through the years to the authentic working cowboy of today. Essays by some of the states most knowledgeable writers examine many issues confronting the contemporary cowboy, including environmentalism, technology, and economics and the threats they pose to the historically entrenched cowboy life-style.

The contributors include John Sinclair, J. Michael Miller, Steve Terrell, Joel Bernstein, Steve Larese, Conroy Chino, Cathy Nelson, Jane OCain, Kathryn Marmon, and Arnold Vigil.

Hardcover (10" x 10"): 151 pages - 24 color photos - 50 black-and-white photos.