A Vaquero of the Brush Country: The Life and Times of John D. Young - Softcover

Young, John D.; Dobie, J. Frank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0292787049 ISBN 13: 9780292787049

Publisher: University of Texas Press, 1999

Synopsis

This true story of the Texas brush range and the first cowboys, as thrilling as any tale of fiction, has become a classic in Western literature. It is the story of the land where cattle by tens of thousands were killed on the prairie and where the "Skinning War" was fought. It is the story of the Chisholm Trail up to Abilene and the Platte and of establishing a ranch on the free grass of the Texas Panhandle, of roping elk in Colorado, of trailing Billy the Kid in New Mexico, of the grim lands of the Pecos. And it is the story of John Young, old-time vaquero who was trail driver, hog chaser, sheriff, ranger, hunter of Mexican bandits, horse thief killer, prairie fire fighter, ranch manager, and other things—a man who was also something of a dreamer, a man of imagination.

About this title

About the Author:

J. Frank Dobie was a folklorist and author of many books about Texas life and culture.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0292787049
• ISBN 13: 9780292787049
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 318