The Trail Drivers of Texas: Interesting Sketches of Early Cowboys... (Texas Classics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0292730764 ISBN 13: 9780292730762

Publisher: University of Texas Press, 1993

Synopsis

These are the chronicles of the trail drivers of Texas—those rugged men and, sometimes, women who drove cattle and horses up the trails from Texas to northern markets in the late 1800s. Gleaned from members of the Old Time Trail Drivers' Association, these hundreds of real-life stories—some humorous, some chilling, some rambling, all interesting—form an invaluable cornerstone to the literature, history, and folklore of Texas and the West. First published in the 1920s and reissued by the University of Texas Press in 1985, this classic work is now available in a handsome paperback edition that contains the full text, historical illustrations, and name index of the hardcover edition.

About this title

About the Author:

J. Marvin Hunter was a journalist and printer who wrote about Western U.S. history.

Review:

"For 60 years, The Trail Drivers of Texas has been considered the most monumental single source on the old-time Texas trail drives north to Kansas and beyond....Because of its vast volume of raw material, expressed in the words of those who lived the life and rode the long miles, students of cattle industry history regard it with high respect, even awe." (Dallas Morning News)

". . . the essential starting point for any study of Texas trail driving days. Walter Prescott Webb called it ‘Absolutely the best source there is on the cattle trail . . .’ " (Basic Texas Books)

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0292730764
• ISBN 13: 9780292730762
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1117
• Editor: Hunter J. Marvin