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Title: Charles Goodnight
Condition: New
Subtitle: Father of the Texas Panhandle
Author: William T. Hagan
Format: Paperback
EAN: 9780806141954
ISBN: 9780806141954
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Genre: History
Release Date: 30/03/2011
Description: Charles Goodnight was a pioneer of the early range cattle industry - an opinionated and profane but energetic and well-liked rancher.

Goodnight's story is now re-examined by William T. Hagan in this brief, authoritative account that considers the role of ranching in general - and Goodnight in particular - in the development of the Texas Panhandle. The first major reassessment of his life in seventy years, Charles Goodnight: Father of the Texas Panhandle traces its subject's life from hardscrabble farmer to cattle baron, giving close attention to lesser-known aspects of his last thirty years.

Goodnight came up in the days when much of Texas was free range and open to occupancy by any cattleman brave enough to stake a claim. Hagan shows how Goodnight learned the cattle business and became one of the most famous ranchers of the Southwest. Hagan also presents a clearer picture than ever before of Goodnight's business arrangements and investments, including the financial setbacks of his later life.

As entertaining as it is informative, Hagan's account takes readers back to the Palo Duro Canyon and the Staked Plains to share insights into the cattleman's life - riding the range, fighting grass fires, driving cattle to the nearest railhead - the very stuff of cowboy legend and lore. This fascinating biography enriches our understanding of a Texas icon.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 216mm
Item Length: 140mm
Item Width: 12mm
Item Weight: 230g
Book Series: Oklahoma Western Biographies
Release Year: 2011

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