Charles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman

Charles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman
ISBN-10
0806114533
ISBN-13
9780806114538
Series
Charles Goodnight
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
504
Language
English
Published
1981-09-01
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Author
J. Evetts Haley

Description

A biography of the Texas cowboy who was one of the first permanent settlers of the Panhandle, developed the chuck wagon and the sidesaddle, and experimented with plants and animals.

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