The Last Cowboys. Closing The Open Range In Southeastern New Mexico, 1890s-1920s

CONNIE BROOKS

Publication: University of New Mexico Press, 1993, Albuquerque

First edition. 8vo. Cloth, light blue front and rear endpapers, xi [3], 129 pp., foreword, introduction, acknowledgments, Illustrated from photographs, maps, tables, notes, bibliography, index. This book is about the lives of 32 cowboys of Lea County in southeastern New Mexico, and some Texas cowboys, who were employed by one of the big outfits. All of the cowboys spent some time in Lea County. This book originated as a master's thesis at the University of Oklahoma in 1989. A splendid book which belongs in the library of anyone interested in ranching, cowboys, cattle, or cattle drives. A photograph and biographical sketch of each of the cowboys in the primary study is included in the text. Fine in dust jacket.

Inventory Number: 48852