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Tascosa : its life and gaudy times / Frederick Nolan.
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- Author/Creator:
- Nolan, Frederick W., 1931-2022.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Ranch life.
- History.
- Tascosa (Tex.)--History.
- Tascosa (Tex.).
- Tascosa (Tex.)--Social life and customs.
- Ranch life--Texas--Tascosa--History--19th century.
- Frontier and pioneer life--Texas--Tascosa.
- Tascosa (Tex.)--Biography.
- Texas--Tascosa.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 361 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lubbock : Texas Tech University Press, [2007]
- Summary:
- "The ranching boom of the 1880s made the Texas Panhandle town of Tascosa 'the cowboy capital of the world.' Through it passed many people, good and bad, who made history in the West. Yet when the large ranches broke up, Tascosa disappeared as quickly as it had risen"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction : Tascosa: yesterday, today
- 1875-1876 : last buffalo, first sheep
- Henry Hoyt : el medico Colorado
- 1876-1877 : the coming of the longhorns
- Charles Emory : Squirrel-Eye Charlie
- 1878 : Billy the Kid hits town
- Jim Kenedy : "he was a wild one"
- 1879-1880 : growing pains
- Selman and Long : the outlaw confederacy
- 1880 : hunting Billy the Kid
- "Poker Tom" Emory : riding under a consumed name
- 1880-1882 : law and (some) order
- "Outlaw Bill" Moore : los muertos no hablan
- 1882 : the beef bonanza
- Cape Willingham : "tough, fair, and respected"
- 1883 : the great cowboy strike
- Tom Harris : "I'm tired of this, put me away"
- 1884 : rustlers vs. rangers
- Bill Gatlin : bad clear through
- 1886 : "ill met by moonlight"
- The Animal and the Catfish Kid : "us fellows have to stick together"
- 1886-1890 : when troubles come
- Jesse Jenkins : "he never owed a debt he didn't pay"
- 1887-1890 : the writing on the wall
- Charles Francis Rudolph : "it's sad to die young"
- "Here we quit you"
- Coda : Frenchy McCormick : "she was a ring-tailed tooter".
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-332) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George R. Fink Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780896726048
- 0896726045
- OCLC:
- 76262039
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