Gold Buckle Dreams: The Rodeo Life Story of Chris Ledoux

by David G. Brown

Chris LeDoux was a rodeo icon, known for his ability to ride bareback horses and a world championship. But Chris also had a talent with a guitar and an ability to put the life and thoughts of a rodeo cowboy into song. With the help of his family Chris started selling audio cassettes out of his rigging bag at rodeos, just as a way to help pay his way down the road. Little did he or anyone else know that after he hung up his bareback rigging and stowed the rigging bag, that he would become a country music sensation, Gold Buckle Dreams: The Life and Times if Chris LeDoux tells not only of Chris's life growing up and on into rodeo, but is has been expanded to include his life after rodeo.

Genres: Nonfiction, Westerns, Biography

228 pages, Library Binding

First published June 1, 1987

Reviews

[Richie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Chris LeDoux is a hero to anyone who truly admires rodeo and/or country music. This book, while not the best piece of writing you will find, is a lot of fun and shows the trials Chris went through to achieve his goal of being a World Champion.

You won't be sitting on the edge of your seat and the twists and turns won't be keeping you up late at night flipping pages but, put simply, it's just a nice and simple country story about someone who has a dream and didn't give up until he achieved it.

[Bryan Day · Rating 4 out of 5]

A true American Hero, Chris Ledoux was a Champion Bronc Rider, a poet, and one of the last true cowboys. This book is about living free on the rodeo trail with really nothing to worry about except getting that next bronc rode for eight seconds so you can get a meal, and to the next rodeo. Chris takes you along the trail as he quarrels with hippies, broncs and anything else that came along to change his heritage.

[Audrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's really Good! He had a great life and I have learned so many life lessons from this book!

[Jennifer]

Love it! Learned things about Chris Ledoux's life that I never knew.

[Randy Daugherty · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an excellent story of a very good man.

[Johny Weber · Rating 5 out of 5]

A man to look up to…

Love this biography of Chris LeDoux. It brought the reader right into the arena. Next we are off to a concert. Most of all, this highlights the kind of man Chris LeDoux was-a role model, someone to look up to. Well done, cowboy.

[Delia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well-written and poignant.

[Brenda Whitney · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an amazing man and the author was great at writing this . He kept it very interesting all the way. I loved it. Wish I could have met Chris and his family.
Brenda

[Skye Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book years ago, it was amazing! Love Chris LeDoux!

[Jeff Wooddell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good insight into Chris LeDoux and his songs and life

[Jonah Micheal - The Fast shooting Tribute From Dauntless · Rating 5 out of 5]

it is awsome i love this book

[Zaccy Brock - The Marvel Dude]

it was the best book in the world