Rodeo Austin : blue ribbons, buckin' broncs, and big dreams : the story of the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo / Liz Carmack ; foreword by Bucky Lamb.

Who would have dreamed that a one-day calf show would evolve into a top-five professional rodeo that raises millions of dollars for education? From its beginnings as a tiny 4-H event to its current role as one of Austin's largest charities, the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo has grown in both siz...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Carmack, Liz
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.