The Longhorns

J. FRANK DOBIE

Publication: Little, Brown and Company, 1941, Boston

First Trade Edition. 8vo. Signed by the author on the half title page. Decorated cloth, xxiii [1], 388 pp., introduction, illustrated, notes, index. Numerous illustrations by Tom Lea. Dobie, "tells of the Spanish conquistadors, who brought their cattle with them; of ranching in the turbulent colonial times; of the cowboy, whose abandon, energy, insolence, and pride epitomized the booming West. He writes of terrifying stampedes, titanic bull fights on the range, ghost steers, and encounters with Indians." "Dobie's book not only gives a history of cattle introduction into the western hemisphere but the history of cattle drives, the nature of the beast that made the longhorn so popular. He does this through gathered anecdotal information in the cowboys' and cattlemen's own language. The book is replete with terms, slang, uses of longhorn 'parts,' connections with Native Americans, comparisons of traits of longhorns and buffalo, as well as more 'modern" cattle.'" Six Score 32 says," One of the true classics of Range Cattle Literature." Fine, bright copy in a bright price-clipped dust jacket with light wear to the spine ends, corners and to the extremities. A desirable book.