Welcome to our Lesson Plan/ Unit Study we’re studying a Rodeo Icon Larry Mahan to further enhance our studies of the Rodeo. If you want to learn more about Larry Mahan you could take a Field Trip to the Fort Worth Stockyards and visit the Museum where you can see a display on Larry Mahan.
Larry Mahan (born November 21, 1943, in Salem, Oregon) is an American former professional rodeo cowboy. He won six World All-Around Championships and two Bull Riding World Championships in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) circuit at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR).
For reading we will be reading:
Arena Legacy: The Heritage of American Rodeo (Volume 8) (The Western Legacies Series)
From its roots in cowboy and vaquero culture to the big-business excitement of today s National Finals competitions, rodeo has embodied the rugged individual-ism and competitive spirit of the American West.
Now the long trajectory of rodeo culture comes fully alive in Arena Legacy. Showcasing the unrivaled collections of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, this lavishly illustrated volume is the first to depict rodeo material and graphic heritage.
Richard Rattenbury opens Arena Legacy with an engaging and richly illustrated history of rodeo, from its first recorded competition in Colorado in 1869, to its role in county fairs, cattlemens conventions, and old settlers reunions across the West, to its rise to national prominence between 1920 and 1960.
Following its historical overview, Arena Legacy features an extensive pictorial gallery of signature materials. A series of colorful portfolios reveals treasured artifacts from rodeo life, including costumes, trophies, buckles, and riding equipment.
Here the reader will discover lavish artistry in leather and silver, flamboyant expression in western dress, and the interpretive work of both fine artists and commercial illustrators.
Certain to delight a diverse audience of rodeo aficionados, participants, collectors, and historians, this stunning volume is a fitting tribute to Americas truly Western sport.
Winner — 2011 Independent Book Publishers IPPY SILVER AWARD for Coffee Table Book
Finalist — 2011 Oklahoma Book Awards for Non-Fiction
Finalist — 2011 Oklahoma Book Awards for Design and Photography
Spelling:
Larry Mahan, Legacy, Bullriders, Bronc, Fort Worth Stockyards, Museum
Rodeo, Finalist, Contestant, Heritage
Art: Grab your Art supplies and draw a picture of Larry Mahan
Watch The Great American Cowboy
Winner of the Academy Award in 1974 for Best Feature Documentary, this is the first time The Great American Cowboy has been released on DVD. I can’t wait to purchase this movie for our home.
It’s considered by most to be the greatest film ever produced on the sport of rodeo. The film features the race between rodeo greats Larry Mahan and Phil Lyne, as they battle for the World All-Around Championship.
This movie captures incredible rodeo action, behind the scenes interviews and an in-depth look into the world of rodeo. The Great American Cowboy remembers this uniquely American sport as it was in its finest days, in an era of Rodeo that will never be again.
The movie has been digitally remastered and is the only legally produced DVD of the movie. An introduction by Larry Mahan has been added as well as extended interviews with rodeo legends, Larry Mahan and Phil Lyne. Interviews with the director and production crew are also included featuring Kieth Merrill, Alan Cassidy and Reed Smoot.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
