{"product_id":"9780803273597","title":"The Humor of the American Cowboy, Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo the cowboy, for whom the world was a circus of creation, nothing was beyond the scope of laughter. His fertile imagination could produce trail drives of dry-land terrapins, cowboy firing squads for fighting game roosters, and a breed of \"honk-honk birds\" that could outrun a horse. He used humor to express his fondness for the West, to exchange sarcasms with railroaders, to teach lessons to tenderfeet, and even—sometimes—to laugh at death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Humor of the American Cowboy\u003c\/i\u003e, Stan Hoig presents an authentic collection of tall tales, anecdotes, yarns, jokes, and humorous incidents of the Old West that not only entertain but also focus attention on a sometimes overlooked phase of cowboy life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNP - Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011427746032,"sku":"9780803273597","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780803273597_p0.jpg?v=1763728510","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780803273597","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}