A Cowboy Christmas: An American Tale

Audiobook Premiere & Performance of A Cowboy Christmas: An American Tale

Join Western Spirit for a Christmas Holiday Premier Performance of the audiobook A Cowboy Christmas An American Tale by Academy Award nominee and best-selling author Tom Van Dyke. The book, a best-seller, took Tom 16 years to write and reads like a painting, gorged with color and adventure on the Western frontier.

Meet Tom and the creative team who produced the audiobook: Sound designer and 4-time Emmy winner Sam Esparza, actor and narrator Johnathan Mincks (who appeared in Little House on the Prairie, Gunsmoke, and Tombstone) and original musical score creator Moontee Sinquah (Native American flute and drum World champion; and 2-time participant in the World Olympics).

CLICK HERE to purchase the Audiobook for an exclusive Western Spirit price!

Please visit the Museum Store to purchase an autographed paperback copy which the author will personalize.

Program Date

• Fri, Dec 6
• 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
• FREE for Museum Members (Members, log-in to reserve tickets)
• FREE with Museum Admission
• $8 for program attendance only (does not include further admittance to the museum/galleries)

“A GREAT RIDE!” — Bob Bose Bell, TrueWest Magazine

“I’m a narrative painter, so as I read this book, the words drew pictures in my mind. These images are vivid and the story feels real.” — Howard Terpning, Western painter, Cowboy Artists Of America (CAA).

“Hold on tight. It’s a fast ride. This magical tale fits like a vintage Stetson and good pair of boots.” — Marshall Trimble, Official Arizona State Historian.

About the Author

Tom Van Dyke lives with his wife on their ranch in the foothills of Tonto National Forrest, Arizona. Tom is a nationally recognized film producer/director, award-winning screenwriter and best-selling author. One of his motion pictures was considered for nomination of an Academy Award®.

Tom created and wrote the American Bicentennial television public service announcements, Stand Up and Be Counted, featuring John Denver, the most widely viewed national and international PSAs in the history of television.

His creative expression of writing and film production is shared with his creation of fine art. Tom’s sculptures, paintings and photography have been exhibited or are in the permanent collections of the NY Museum of Modern Art, the Carnegie Art Institute, the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Henry Ford Museum, the Cranbrook Academy of Art, and the Butler Institute of American Art.