AboutFred Goodwin Expertise My particular expertise is Cowboys history from 1960-1988 (the Landry era); I'm also a Cowboys book fanatic (I have almost 200 different Cowboys-related titles), and I also collect Cowboys football cards (but stopped in 93). But I am not an expert in the value of cards or collectibles – so please don't ask.
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Expert: Fred Goodwin Date: 7/3/2008 Subject: best cowboys book
Question in your opinion, what book would you recommend, im looking for a book that highlights the 1960s era cowboys, looking for some thing with lots of color pictures, i love the jerseys with the stars on them, from 1960-1963 i think, can you recommend a book
thanks so much for your time
Answer Robert:
Most of the books with the best coverage of that time did not include many pictures, and the few that were included were in black and white.
The two best books covering that era are "Next Year's Champions" by Steve Perkins (1969) and "Dallas Cowboys: Pro or Con?" by Sam Blair (1970). Both books are out of print.
The best book with color pictures covering that era is probably the 25th anniversary commemorative issue, "Dallas Cowboys the First Twenty-Five Years" by Carlton Stowers (1984) (also out of print).
Probably the best book currently available is "The Dallas Cowboys -- Our Story. The Authorized Pictorial History" by Jeff Guinn (1996).
