Knox grew up in the cowboy lifestyle of the 1930s and 40s, spending summers with two old-time cowboy uncles in Colorado. Knox's book covers a wide spectrum of cowboy life, and his blend of humorous and historical accounts makes for fast, enjoyable reading.

Based on childhood memories, this picture book tells the story of a girl becoming an artist. Illustrated with paintings of Santa Fe in the early part of the twentieth century.

Coming of age in the rugged and unforgiving Southwest may not suit the faint-of-heart, but it is the perfect landscape for a compelling and humorous memoir of a lad who endured a mid-1900s cowboy upbringing in rural Arizona and New Mexico. Growing Up Cowboy chronicles the foibles and fortunes of its author, Ralph Reynolds (a.k.a. Luna Kid), in an engaging and heartfelt fashion. From wrangling ornery critters to finding first love, the Luna Kid confesses all and regales the reader with vivid stories imparted with an abundance of wit and humility. So saddle up and ride along as the Luna Kid introduces you to a helping of the Southwests fascinating terrain and colorful characters. And along the way shows you the irreverent side of adolescence adventure and the human side of growing up cowboy. Growing Up Cowboy can be found on the shelves of the National Cowboy Museum Library, and selections from the book have been reprinted by the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.

Unpolished gem of a memoir of growing up in Western Montana in the 1930s and '40s. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

This illustrated study shows how frontier life shaped children's character.

A lifelong Dallas Cowboy fan, the author presents a look at growing up with his favorite men, profiling the then-young team's players, their city, and the Cotton Bowl.

Youth can seem to be a series of highly romantic and significantly tragic events when viewed by its participants. Or, as Ralph Reynolds discovers, it can be simply one ridiculous thing after another. These are the adventures of a Luna Kid, a young cowboy suffering teenage prairie angst in rural New Mexico.