Richard W. Slatta, Ph.D, is listed as one of the “Outstanding Writers of the 20th Century” by the International Who’s Who of Intellectuals. The ALA gave an “Outstanding Reference” award to his book, The Cowboy Encyclopedia.
And Cowboys of the Americas received the Western Heritage Award for Nonfiction Literature, National Cowboy Hall of Fame. His other books include Simón Bolívar’s Quest for Glory and The Mythical West.