The Longhorns Dobie J. FrankPaperback
The Longhorns Dobie J. FrankPaperback The Texas Longhorn made more history than any other breed of cattle the world has known. Their story is the bedrock on which the history of the cow country of…
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The Longhorns Dobie J. FrankPaperback
The Texas Longhorn made more history than any other breed of cattle the world has known. Their story is the bedrock on which the history of the cow country of America is founded.J. These wiry, intractable beasts were themselves pioneers in a harsh land, moving elementally with drouth, grass, Arctic blizzards, and burning winds.
In The Longhorns, he tells of the Spanish conquistadors, who brought their cattle with them; of ranching in the turbulent colonial times; of the cowboy, whose abandon, energy, insolence, and pride epitomized the booming West. Frank Dobie was a tale spinner who appreciated the proper place of legend and folklore in history. He writes of terrifying stampedes, titantic bull fights on the range, ghost steers, and encounters with Indians.A tireless prospector of the history and legends of the Southwest, Dobie spent most of his life preparing