Why Cows Need Cowboys | Western Writers of America

2022 Will Rogers Medallion Award Gold Winner — Western Non-Fiction, Young Readers

Leave textbook history in the rearview mirror. This award-winning anthology from Western Writers of America takes young readers on a tour of twenty seldom-told true tales of the American West — the kind you only find when you wander off the main road.

Meet extraordinary characters across time: a young buffalo hunter of prehistoric times, Pony Express riders, the first African American female stagecoach driver, Navajo code talkers of WWII, and two brave children aged 8 and 10 who took part in the Texas Revolution.

• 20 true tales of the American West
• Edited by Western Writers of America
• Paperback, 152 pages
• Ages 10 and up
• 2022 Will Rogers Medallion Award Gold Winner

A perfect gift for young history lovers, Western fans, and curious readers ready to explore the real American frontier.