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1) The longhorns

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The Texas Longhorn made more history than any other breed of cattle the world has known. These wiry, intractable beasts were themselves pioneers in a harsh land, moving elementally with drouth, grass, Arctic blizzards, and burning winds. Their story is the bedrock on which the history of the cow country of America is founded. J. Frank Dobie was a tale spinner who appreciated the proper place of legend and folklore in history. In The Longhorns, he...

2) A thousand Texas longhorns

Author

Boggs, Johnny D

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Book, CD, Large Print, Local Library Checkout Only

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"The Civil War is over. The future of the American West is up for grabs. Any man crazy enough to lead a herd of Texas longhorns to the north stands to make a fortune--and make history. That man would be Nelson Story. A bold entrepreneur and miner, he knows a golden opportunity when he sees one. But it won't be easy. Cowboys and bandits got guns, farmers got sick livestock, and the Army's got their own reasons to stop the drive. Even worse, Story's...

3) The long trail: how cowboys & longhorns opened the West

Author

Soule, Gardner

Pub. Date

[1976]

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To survive after the Civil War, settlers in Texas turned to raising, rounding up, and driving cattle to railheads in Kansas, or to on-the-spot buyers elsewhere in the midwest. This is the story of that heyday.

4) The Badlands Trail: a Ralph Compton western

Author

Brandt, Lyle

Series

Trail drive series

Pub. Date

2020.

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A former bounty hunter must help battle the elements, wild animals, rough terrain, and dangerous people to deliver a longhorn herd safely to its destination.

5) Lots of things you want to know about cowboys... and some you don't!

Author

West, David

Series

Lots of things you want to know

Pub. Date

[2016]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1

6) Cowboys & longhorns

Author

Stanley, Jerry

Pub. Date

[2003]

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 3

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Text and historical photographs trace the history of cowboys and longhorns in the United States, discussing how their image and place in American culture have changed throughout the years.