Riding Pretty: Rodeo Royalty in the American West (Women in the West) by Renée M. Laegreid Anouk Krantz Large bronc rider graphic on photography Large bronc rider graphic on back “A carefully researched and readable book that will tell even well informed Oklahomans something they didn’t know about one of the most fascinating parts of the state” ―Norman Transcript While each community adapted the rodeo queen phenomenon to suit the characteristics of its own celebration and places the main theme—connection of queens to community—within the context of the evolution of rodeo as a spectator sport and the changing concepts of gender relations in the American West