Historic Ranches of Texas

Historic Ranches of Texas

Author: Lawrence Clayton

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 0292711891

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Traces the history and present-day operation of twelve prominent Texas ranches.


Rich Grass and Sweet Water

Rich Grass and Sweet Water

Author: John Lincoln

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13:

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The myth of the cowboy is powerful in American folklore, but the real life of the cowboy was hard, lonely, and rewarding, if one was seeking the less tangible rewards of being close to nature. The modern cowboy or ranch hand uses different methods but works the land with the same love as the icons of the Old West did.


The Francklyn Land & Cattle Company

The Francklyn Land & Cattle Company

Author: Lester Fields Sheffy

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 2011-05-18

Total Pages: 451

ISBN-13: 0292785860

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An intensive study of a large Texas ranch, particularly of its business and financial aspects, in which the author has utilized many company records and firsthand accounts by the men who were engaged in the difficult task of establishing and maintaining a major cattle and land operation in wild, relatively isolated, semidesert country.