The LH7 Ranch, in Houston's Shadow | The E.H. Marks' Legacy from Longhorns to the Salt Grass Trail

Deborah Lightfoot Sizemore

ISBN 10: 157441111X / ISBN 13: 9781574411119

Published by University of North Texas Press, 2000

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The LH7 Ranch, in Houston's Shadow | The E.H. Marks' Legacy from Longhorns to the Salt Grass Trail | Deborah Lightfoot Sizemore | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2000 | University of North Texas Press | EAN 9781574411119 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The LH7 Ranch, in Houston's Shadow | The E.H. Marks' Legacy from Longhorns to the Salt Grass Trail
• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157441111X
• ISBN 13: 9781574411119
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 14D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 14 millimeters depth
• Weight: 396 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bücher

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Synopsis

The story of Emil Henry Marks and the LH7 Ranch he founded records not only the history of a unique family but also tells something of the cattle business on the coastal prairies of Texas when ranching was the principal industry of the region, before Houston became a major metropolitan center and industry became king. It also chronicles the beginning of the Salt Grass Trail, one of Houston’s most enduring traditions.

Marks registered the LH7 brand in Harris County in 1898 and started the ranch with 63 acres of grass west of Houston and a few Longhorn cattle. By the early 1930s the LH7 was running 6,670 head on 36,000 acres. The city’s shadow loomed over the LH7 in the 1940s and 1950s, and eventually a big bite of the ranch was condemned to protect booming Houston from flooding along Buffalo Bayou. At age seventy, Marks made the first Salt Grass Trail ride in January, 1952, which is reenacted each February to kick off the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

About the Author

Deborah Lightfoot Sizemore writes about Western history and Texas business for magazines and for corporate clients. The granddaughter of a turn-of-the-century Panhandle-South Plains cowboy, she lives and works in the country south of Fort Worth.