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The Duke of the Chutes: Harry Vold's Sixty Years in Rodeo

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Code: 978-0-86541-103-6
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Loren R. Whittemore

Harry Vold is called THE DUKE OF THE CHUTES for a reason. Since 1944, Harry has left his mark and influence on rodeos from the Ponoka Stampede to the National Finals Rodeo. The Vold Rodeo Company is the premier rodeo stock contractor providing the bulls and broncs for rodeos large and small, historical and new.

Author Loren R. Whittemore worked closely with Harry to write an important segment of the history of rodeo. Through Harry’s recollections and family memories, the author evokes the days when rodeo week was the highlight of the ranchers’ year and rodeo stock was driven on trails from town to town.

In the book you’ll find names such as Leo J. Cremer, Harry Knight, Gene Autry, Andy Womack, Casey Tibbs, Jim Shoulders, Larry Mahan, and many other rodeo greats who have enriched the life and career of the Duke of the Chutes.

"HERE IT IS! This is the book all the rodeo contestants, fans, committeemen, and contract performers have wanted to read forever. This is Harry Vold’s life story. In it you’ll see Harry’s career as a premier rodeo producer and stock contractor evolve right along with the sport of professional rodeo.

You’ll see why Harry has reigned as THE DUKE OF THE CHUTES, been Stock Contractor of the Year eleven times, and wound up inducted in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and the National Rodeo Hall of Fame. Such accolades gravitate naturally to a man like Harry, who personifies that Old West integrity in which contracts are sealed by word or a handshake.

Enjoy this personable visit with the man who, after more than a half-century in the business, still brings the best broncs and bulls, and the finest in family entertainment, to rodeos throughout the West."
– Randy Witte, Retired Publisher Western Horseman Magazine

"Whittemore chronicles Harry Vold's rise from Canadian ranch kid to premier rodeo producer and stock contractor. Read it to see how Vold's unassuming disposition and razor-sharp business acumen helped him stay ahead of the curve and revolutionize the sport of rodeo."
– Tracey Feist, American Cowboy Magazine

"The stories that unfold Harry Vold’s career and how he eventually became a premier stock contractor on both sides of the United States and Canadian border will not only show his creative genius, but also give insight in to his congenial nature. This is a man who not only believes but lives by the code of the west. His word or his handshake is all that is required and you can ‘take it to the bank’."
– Gail Woerner, RodeoAttitude News

"The book contains many historic black-and-white photos - of rodeo performers; celebrities and friends including Ken Curtis, Rex Allen, Casey Tibbs; saddle broncs and bucking bulls; and it includes chapters on rodeo production and performances; the Vold ranch along the Huerfano River; and Harry's family."
– Mary Jean Porter, Pueblo Chieftain

144 pages; illustrated
Hard cover with dust jacket
Trim: 8.5" by 11"
Publication date: 2009

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