The Big Ranch Country
J. W. Williams’s classic survey of the big ranches of the Southwest reaches deep into the stories of key players in American ranching history. Colorful tales of the finest cutting horse, the meanest cow thief, the most princely cowman of them all—even the hair-raising details of gunplay with a badman whose name cannot be revealed—are told in bare-knuckle fashion that leaves no cushion to soften the truth.This is an account of many journeys by car down roads that led to roundup grounds and to...
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J. W. Williams's classic survey of the big ranches of the Southwest reaches deep into the stories of key players in American ranching history. Colorful tales of the finest cutting horse, the meanest cow thief, the most princely cowman of them all - even the hair-raising details of gun play with a bad man whose name cannot be revealed are told in bare-knuckle fashion that leaves no cushion to soften the truth.. "Williams was the first to publish maps of most of the great Texas ranches and tells many little-known stories of the land that once was home to Boley Brown, the prince of good neighbors; Quakers who moved to the plains to escape the wicked world; and the Hank Smiths, whose famous old rock house was once the last "outpost of civilization.". Booknews Reprints the 1954 travelogue/documentary covering the fifteen largest ranches in Texas. Includes a new introduction by Lawrence Clayton. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
1Where the Big Ranches Begin132That Was Hoss Flesh, Neighbor!253In the Kingdom of Burk Burnett374Long Whiskers and Riches505The Prince of Good Neighbors596Post Toasties and Plowed Ground667Thee Had Better Come Out West748The End of the World in 1877859Sixty Years from Scotland9110Cow Country Gossip9711Inside the Pitchfork Gate10812A Buffalo Hunter Camped Here11413Ranch Lore from the Pease to the Wichita12614Burk Burnett Did Not Own Boom Town14215The Greatest Ranches Today20816The Nation's Beefsteak Supply262
\ BooknewsReprints the 1954 travelogue/documentary covering the fifteen largest ranches in Texas. Includes a new introduction by Lawrence Clayton. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
