Carmack, Liz.

Rodeo Austin blue ribbons, buckin' broncs, and big dreams : the story of the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo / [electronic resource] : Liz Carmack ; foreword by Bucky Lamb. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2012. - x, 116 p. : col. ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Promoting youth education & preserving Western heritage -- Growing baby beef show educates, entertains: 1938 to 1956 -- Expanding fair and rodeo in cramped quarters: 1957 to 1979 -- Building a new home: 1980 to 1989 -- Dreaming beyond Travis County: 1990 to 1999 -- Ramping up statewide and facing new challenges: 2000 to 2011 -- Directors emeriti -- Show leaders -- Grand champion winners and buyers -- About the research.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2012.
Available via World Wide Web.
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9781603445689 (book/hardcover (printed case) : alk. paper) 9781603445894 (e-book)




Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo--History--20th century.
Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo--History--21st century.
Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo--Endowments.
Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo--Awards.


Livestock exhibitions--History--Texas--Austin--20th century.
Livestock exhibitions--History--Texas--Austin--21st century.
Rodeos--History--Texas--Austin--20th century.
Rodeos--History--Texas--Austin--21st century.
Youth--Scholarships, fellowships, etc.--Texas--Austin.


Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs--20th century.
Austin (Tex.)--Social life and customs--21st century.


Electronic books.

SF117.65.T42 / C37 2012eb

791.8/40976431