The Trail Drivers Of Texas, Interesting Sketches Of Early Cowboys And Their Experiences On The Range And On The Trail During The Days That Tried Men's Souls - True Narrative Related By Real Cow-Punchers And Men Who Fathered The Cattle Industry In Texas

J. MARVIN (COMPILER) HUNTER

Publication: Cokesbury Press, 1925, Nashville

Second edition revised. [1924]. Second edition revised. Dark blue cloth stamped in gilt, xvi, 1044p. Frontis (portrait). Photos, ports., two volumes in one. "Published under the direction of George W. Saunders, President of the Old Trail Drivers Association." This edition is preferred by many collectors and scholars because it combines all the accounts found in the original Volumes 1 and 2, and the first revised issue of Volume 1. This edition also contains 9 additional accounts not found in any earlier editions. "...Perhaps the most important single contribution to the history of cattle driving on the Western trails."---Ramon Adams. "This compilation is the essential starting point for any study of Texas trail driving days."---John H. Jenkins. "Absolutely the best source there is on the cattle trail."---Walter Prescott Webb. "This vast compilation of original accounts by old trail drivers is one of the best cattle books and the largest collection of first hand narratives of the range cattle industry."---Bill Reese. An important work. Small mark on rear cover, else a Fine, bright, tight copy. The scarce dust jacket shows some light general soiling, some chipping and general edgewear, and some darkening from tape repairs to fore edge of both flaps of dust jacket. A Merrill Aristocrat.

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