# ID this book.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-book/602869>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 14, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-book/602869 "2011-11-14T05:23:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-book/602869/1 "2011-11-14T05:23:11Z")

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Fiction. Likely publish in the sixties or seventies.

The plot revolves around an Indian (Native American) guy who is a bronco (or maybe bull?) rider in rodeos. He’s ridiculously good, and the book repeatedly emphasizes that he never gets thrown but instead rides the horse until he breaks it - not simply hopping off after eight seconds. It was sort of a YA book before that was a real category.

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**Author:** ![Myron\_Van\_Horowitzski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Myron\_Van\_Horowitzski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myron_Van_Horowitzski)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-book/602869/2 "2011-11-14T20:05:33Z")

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[When the Legends Die](http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/whenlegends/summary.html), sounds like. I read it in high school.

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**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-book/602869/3 "2011-11-14T20:28:25Z")

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I’m sure that’s it. Thanks!