My Rodeo Years

The late Yakima Canutt was an Academy Award winner, and was inducted into the Stuntmen’s Hall of Fame, Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, and the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. John Crawford is a writer and actor (who earned his first role from Yakima Canutt). He lives in Newbury Park, California.

• TABLE OF CONTENTSForeword by Joe Canutt      Foreword by Charlton Heston      Preface by John Crawford      Introduction      The Early Years      The Rodeo Circuit      Breaking Broncs for War      Rodeos with C.B. Irwin      The Lion’s Share      The World Championship      Deep Sea Cowboy      Back on the Circuit      Tipperary’s Only Defeats      My First Trip to Texas      Oklahoma      St. Louis and Chicago      Second Trip to Texas      Hollywood      The Devil Horse      Audrea      I Always Called Him Jonathan      Off to Australia      Melbourne      Stagecoach      Boom Town      The Kids      Appendix I: Poems of Yakima Canutt      Appendix II: Filmography      Index