Stories of people the author interviewed in the 1970s, lives of pioneers, hunters, sheriffs, entertainment, cowboys and ranchers, dude wranglers, individualists, and How to Cater an Endurance Horse Race. The people did what they had to do to get by. They were successful in their lives. You'd want to know most of them. Pleasant read. Black & white photos. Autor has written FROM THUNDER TO BREAKFAST about storyteller Hube Yates; WIDOWHOOD HAPPENS and a children's book, JAVELINA Have-uh-WHAT? (Have uh-LEE-nah). She is also a magazine article writer, having had more than 550 articles published.