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6000 Miles Of Fence
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Author : Cordia Sloan Duke
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-06-28
6000 Miles Of Fence written by Cordia Sloan Duke and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-28 with History categories.
The fabulous XIT Ranch has been celebrated in song, story, and serious history. This book of reminiscences of old XIT cowmen puts on record the everyday life of the individuals who made the ranch run. Their forthright, yet picturesque, discussion of ranching hardships and dangers dissipates Hollywood and TV glamorizing. They relate in honest cowboy language what actually happened inside the XIT's 6,000 miles of fence. Cordia Sloan Duke, wife of an XIT division manager, Robert L. Duke, many years ago realized that only those who had experienced ranch life could depict it with deep understanding. As the young wife of a rising young ranch hand, she kept in her apron pocket a notebook and pencil, recording all manner of interesting details as they caught her attention. This diary was the nucleus for the present book. Conceiving of an account of life on the XIT as presented by XIT cowboys, Mrs. Duke set about drawing from reticent, sometimes reluctant, ranch hands the impressions of the XIT (occasionally written down by their more literate wives or daughters) which they had retained through the years. Cordia Sloan Duke and Joe B. Frantz have organized the reminiscences around key aspects of ranch life, retaining the language of the cow hands.
6000 Miles Of Fence
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Author : Cordia Duke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
6000 Miles Of Fence written by Cordia Duke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with categories.
6 000 Miles Of Fence
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Author : Cordia Sloan Duke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
6 000 Miles Of Fence written by Cordia Sloan Duke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Ranch life categories.
6 000 Miles Of Fence
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Author : Cordia Sloan Duke
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2017-07-31
6 000 Miles Of Fence written by Cordia Sloan Duke and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-31 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The fabulous XIT Ranch has been celebrated in song, story, and serious history. This book of reminiscences of old XIT cowmen puts on record the everyday life of the individuals who made the ranch run. During her years as a ranch wife, Cordia Sloan Duke wrote a diary; excerpts from her written recordings are here brought together with the reminiscences of the ranch hands. Their forthright, yet picturesque, discussion of ranching hardships and dangers dissipates Hollywood and TV glamorizing, and instead they relate in honest cowboy language what actually happened inside the XIT’s 6,000 miles of fence. “Joe Frantz, one of Texas’ most able writers, has taken the diary of Mrs. Cordia Sloan Duke, widow of XIT’s division manager, plus the terse and pithy reminiscences she collected from former XIT cowboys, and turned them into a unique, readable and realistic account of the cowboy’s way of life.”—New York Times Book Review “This book, with all the merit of being an organized and beautifully presented story, is more than a social history; it is source material, resting on the firm bedrock of first-hand accounts. Hence, while it joins in many libraries and collections several shelves of other cowboy books, it will always be on the top shelf with a select few that have made real contributions to the history of the American West. As a man should be measured by his own standards, and an event in terms of its own time, a book should be evaluated in relation to its purpose. By this standard, as well as by comparison with other books in its library classification, 6,000 Miles of Fence is a success.”—Southwestern Historical Quarterly
6000 Miles Of Fence
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Author : Cordia Sloan Duke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
6000 Miles Of Fence written by Cordia Sloan Duke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Ranch life categories.
The fabulous XIT Ranch has been celebrated in song, story, and serious history. This book of reminiscences of old XIT cowmen puts on record the everyday life of the individuals who made the ranch run.
Votes Proceedings
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Author : New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1872
Votes Proceedings written by New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1872 with New South Wales categories.
Techniques To Construct New Zealand Elk Proof Fence
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Author : Larry D. Bryant
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Techniques To Construct New Zealand Elk Proof Fence written by Larry D. Bryant and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Fences categories.
Supplemental Appropriations For 1966
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
Supplemental Appropriations For 1966 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with United States categories.
Black Cowboys Of Texas
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Author : Sara R. Massey
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 2000
Black Cowboys Of Texas written by Sara R. Massey and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Business & Economics categories.
The life of a cowboy was hardly glamorous. Poorly fed, underpaid, overworked, deprived of sleep, and prone to boredom and loneliness, cowboys choked in the dust, were cold at night, and suffered broken bones in falls and spills from horses. African American cowboys, however, also had to survive discrimination, bigotry, and prejudice. From scattered courthouse records, writings, and interviews with a few of the African American cowhands who were part of the history of Texas, Sara R. Massey and a host of writers have retrieved the little known stories of some of these cowboys. Among the stories in Black Cowboys of Texas, are those of Peter Martin, a freight hauler who assisted in a rebellion against the Mexican government: Bose Ikard, who went on the cattle drive that opened the Goodnight-Loving Trail; and Johanna July, a Black Seminole woman who trained horses for U.S. soldiers.
Secure Border Initiative Fence Construction Costs
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Author : Richard M. Stana
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 2009-05
Secure Border Initiative Fence Construction Costs written by Richard M. Stana and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05 with Social Science categories.