LEADER 02169nam 2200433 450 001 9910818752403321 005 20160921081925.0 010 $a1-4930-2417-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000000851742 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4675539 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000851742 100 $a20160919h20172017 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 12$aA cowboy of the Pecos /$fPatrick Dearen 210 1$aGuilford, Connecticut :$cLone Star Books,$d[2017] 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (225 pages) $cillustrations (some color), map, portraits 311 $a1-4930-2416-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe cowboy's paradise -- The California Cattle Trail -- The Goodnight-Loving Trail -- The Pecos Trail hand -- Hoof and arrow -- Thundering herds -- Cattle kings come to the Pecos of Texas -- The open range cowboy of the Pecos -- Loafers, diamondbacks, and wild horses -- The big drift -- The big dry -- The Pecos comes under fence -- The big thirst -- Epilogue. 330 $a"In the late 1880s, the Pecos River region of Texas and southern New Mexico was known as "the cowboy's paradise." And the cowboys who worked in and around the river were known as "the most expert cowboys in the world." A Cowboy of the Pecos vividly reveals tells the story of the Pecos cowboy from the first Goodnight-Loving cattle drive to the 1920s. These meticulously researched and entertaining stories offer a glimpse into a forgotten and yet mythologized era. Includes archival photographs."--Provided by publisher. 606 $aRanch life$zPecos River Region (N.M. and Tex.) 606 $aCowboys$zPecos River Region (N.M. and Tex.)$xHistory 607 $aPecos River Region (N.M. and Tex.)$vBiography 615 0$aRanch life 615 0$aCowboys$xHistory. 676 $a976.4/9 700 $aDearen$b Patrick$01722374 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818752403321 996 $aA cowboy of the Pecos$94122669 997 $aUNINA