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By Frank O'Rourke,Molly Gloss

Based at the lifetime of bronc rider Doughbelly rate, The Diamond Hitch tells the tale of Dewey Jones, western cowman and rodeo hooligan, as he travels the circuit during the Southwest looking for that one substantial handbag that would punch his price ticket out of rodeo bumming and right into a extra common existence. O’Rourke successfully inspires the points of interest, sounds and scents of the cowboy approach featuring an unvarnished glimpse into this vanished approach of life.

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