Memory Cups Of Panhandle Pioneers
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Memory Cups Of Panhandle Pioneers
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Author : Millie Jones Porter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1945
Memory Cups Of Panhandle Pioneers written by Millie Jones Porter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1945 with Frontier and pioneer life categories.
A belated attempt at Panhandle history, with special emphasis on Wheeler county and her relations to the other counties in the long ago as told by the few remaining old times and the records.
Memory Cups Of The Texas Panhandle
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Author : Ruth Beasley
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-10-21
Memory Cups Of The Texas Panhandle written by Ruth Beasley and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-21 with categories.
"...by turning our memory cups this way and that as we gaze into their depths, we might catch glimpses of things that were, back when the Panhandle was young." -Millie Jones Porter This revised 2nd edition of Millie Jones Porter's "Memory Cups" makes available a treasure-trove of firsthand Texas history too long out of print - a compelling portrayal of the old frontier as told by the pioneers themselves. In 1936, Porter began traveling the Texas Panhandle to sit with fellow pioneers for interviews that led to the publication in 1945 of "Memory Cups of Panhandle Pioneers" - Porter's earnest effort to record for posterity the truth of an era as she knew it. This new edition develops what was essentially a rough manuscript by imposing a sense of order and of time, correcting errors, and clearing up confusion - all to shed new light on the pioneer experience. Now portraits and Memory Cups are presented sequentially, alongside timely topics like wolf scalps, dancehall girls, cowboys, brands, and more. Porter herself is always present, shaping the discussion, adding a touch of dry humor, a thoughtful aside, or a poem. Her singular voice - shaped by a singular childhood - is expansive, discerning, and precise. In its new configuration - and with several appendixes, a thorough Bibliography, and a comprehensive Index - "Memory Cups of the Texas Panhandle" offers readers, scholars, and area genealogists the rare chance to begin in the beginning, "back when the Panhandle was young."
Panhandle Pioneers
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Author : Texhoma Genealogical and Historical Society
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Panhandle Pioneers written by Texhoma Genealogical and Historical Society and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Texhoma (Okla.) categories.
Washita Memories
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Author : Richard G. Hardorff
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2006
Washita Memories written by Richard G. Hardorff and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
"In this documentary history, Richard G. Hardorff presents a broad range of views of the Washita battle. Eyewitnesses to the destruction of the Southern Cheyenne village included soldiers, officers, tribal members, Indian and white scouts, and government officials. Many of these witnesses recorded their memories of the event. With Washita Memories, Hardorff has collected these surviving documents into a one-of-a-kind primary resource.".
Facts As I Remember Them
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Author : Rufe LeFors
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2013-12-06
Facts As I Remember Them written by Rufe LeFors 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 2013-12-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The rivers of the Texas Panhandle, the Canadian, and the forks of the Red break through the Cap Rock at the eastern edge of the Staked Plains. It’s rough, bleak country, with few trees and a great expanse of sky. Storms that form on the Great Plains and in the Rocky Mountains sweep through with nothing much to slow them down. And the small dusty towns that serve this vast ranchland cling to the waterways as they have for over a hundred years, since their early settlement. Their names aren’t well known now, but they were once focal points in a rugged country where buffalo hunters, trail drivers, outlaws, and ordinary folks alike passed through. Rufe LeFors was one such "ordinary" man. With his father and older brothers, he was among the first to settle this country, drawn to West Texas by tales of open land and good grass. His life story, set down near the end of his long and adventurous life, is the best sort of insider's history, the chronicle of a life lived fully amid the exciting events and rough landscape of the frontier's final years. Rufe LeFors recorded his story over the course of a decade, finishing up in 1941 in his eighty-first year. His memoirs span the period from the War between the States to the early twentieth century, when the Panhandle was still scarcely settled, a true frontier. In his time LeFors was trail driver, pony express rider, and rancher. He traveled for a year with Arrington's Texas Rangers, and he wore the badge of deputy sheriff in the wild west town of Old Mobeetie. He rode a fast horse after claims in the Cherokee Strip, spent time as a horse trader, and finally settled in Lawton, Oklahoma, where, after some twenty years as a deputy, he was elected to the office of sheriff. LeFors knew how to tell a story. Whether it is an account of an outlaw's capture or the rescue of a white girl from prairie fire by a Comanche brave, he weaves into his narrative all the color, drama, and character of the event. His version of the death of Billy the Kid adds another perspective to that much celebrated episode in western history. His encounters with Temple Houston, the governor's flamboyant son, rancher Charles Goodnight, and Ranger Captain Arrington add to our fund of knowledge about those legendary frontier figures. LeFors wanted to get the facts—as he remembered them—straight. With his sharp eye for texture and detail and keen ear for language and timing, he created a narrative that wonderfully captures the flavor of his life and exciting times.
Taming The Land The Lost Postcard Photographs Of The Texas High Plains
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Author : John Miller Morris
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 2009
Taming The Land The Lost Postcard Photographs Of The Texas High Plains written by John Miller Morris 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 2009 with History categories.
A postcard craze gripped the nation from 1905 to 1920, as the rise of outdoor photography coincided with a wave of settlement and prosperity in Texas. Hundreds of people took up cameras, and photographers of note chose some of their best work for duplication as photo postcards--sold for a nickel and mailed for a penny to distant friends and relatives. These postcards, which now enjoy another kind of craze in the collecting world, left what author John Miller Morris calls a "significant visual legacy" of the history and social geography of Texas. For more than a decade, Morris has been finding and studying the photographers and methodically gathering their postcards. In "Taming the Land," he shares those finds with readers, introducing each photographer and providing interpretive descriptions of the places, people, or events depicted in the photographs. The stories the cards tell--in the images captured and the messages carried--add an exceptional dimension to our understanding of life in rural Texas a century ago. "Taming the Land" presents postcards from twenty-four counties in the booming Texas Panhandle. This is the first book in a set called Plains of Light, which will collect and document turn-of-the-twentieth-century photo postcards from all over West Texas.
Empire Builder In The Texas Panhandle
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Author : Paul H. Carlson
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 1996
Empire Builder In The Texas Panhandle written by Paul H. Carlson 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 1996 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An outsider, he brought his business savvy and vision of civic growth to bear on America's last frontier.
Alias Billy The Kid
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Author : Donald Cline
language : en
Publisher: Sunstone Press
Release Date : 1986
Alias Billy The Kid written by Donald Cline and has been published by Sunstone Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Traces the brief and violent life of the outlaw who gained notoriety throughout the West
Panhandle Plains Historical Review
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Panhandle Plains Historical Review written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Frontier and pioneer life categories.
The Cowgirls
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Author : Joyce Gibson Roach
language : en
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Release Date : 1990
The Cowgirls written by Joyce Gibson Roach and has been published by University of North Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Cowgirls categories.
Updated and revised (first edition, 1977) history of the women of the West, telling of their contributions and describing how they broke convention by ranching, trail-driving, and rodeoing. Extensive bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR