This I Can Leave You, a Woman's Days on the Pitchfork Ranch [Hardcover] [Jan .

Burns, Mamie Sypert

ISBN 10: 0890962863 / ISBN 13: 9780890962862

Published by Texas A & M Univ Pr, 1987

About this Item

Stated first edition. Signed and inscribed by editor, who also wrote the preface, Cathryn Buesseler on title page. Also signed and inscribed by the Grands, Anne and Burns who wrote the afterwords, on front endpaper. HC, Texas A&M Univ. Press, 1986. DJ has some edge wear at top, and is in good plus condition. Ends of spine have slight wear.

Seller Inventory # STB-00602

Bibliographic Details

• Title: This I Can Leave You, a Woman's Days on the Pitchfork Ranch [Hardcover] [Jan .
• Publisher: Texas A & M Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0890962863
• ISBN 13: 9780890962862
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Book by Burns, Mamie Sypert

Reviews

The Pitchfork Ranch is a big cattle spread in West Texas, a fourteen-by-twenty mile block in Dickens and King counties. Burns lived on the ranch from 1942 until 1965, while her husband, known as D, served as ranch manager. This book is the result of her observations, notes, and journals, which she kept as a tribute to D and a legacy for her grandchildren. It is filled with salty stories and ranch incidents. The descriptions of cowhands and other colorful characters who worked on the ranch as cooks and helpers spring from Mamie's close association with them. Her book is delightful and humorous, a true picture of ranch people and ranch life in the 20th century. Evelyn G. Callaway, California Native Plant Soc., Ridgecrest
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