Cowboys and Dog Tales

Tim O'Byrne

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Publisher: Caitlin Press Inc.

"O' Byrne is a natural storyteller. His ability to take you along for the ride gives you a unique perspective of cowboy life almost as if you were on the back of the horse...Tim has a talent that is the gift to bring the personality of an animal to light. . . [Cowboys & Dog Tales will] teach you something about the bonds created between man and animals."

-Canadian Cowboy

About Tim O'Byrne

Tim O'Byrne was raised as an "army brat," finishing high school in Alberta. He then spent 16 years as a cowboy working on the big ranches of Alberta, British Columbia and the western United States. He now lives in Picture Butte, Alberta, with his wife Chris and their son Mark.

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Binding	EAN	ISBN-10	Pub Date	PAGES	Language	Size	Price
Paperback	9780920576656	0920576656	1997-01-01	164		0.00 x 5.50 x 8.50 in	$15.95

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