| Friends: Cowboys, Cattle, Horses, Dogs, Cats, and 'coons Contributor(s): Erickson, John R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1574411454 ISBN-13: 9781574411454 Publisher: University of North Texas Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2002 Annotation: Here under one cover are the collected writings of John R. Erickson about characters who have entered his life on the High Plains country of the Texas Panhandle. Erickson writes with authority about ranching and cowboying in the modern era, always with an eye for the humor of everyday incidents. Some of his friends are widely known, such as artist Ace Reid and noted fiddle player Frankie McWhorter. Others are cowboys who work the big ranches between the Canadian and Beaver rivers. They share the stage with some of Erickson's four-legged friends: the Phantom Cow, Texie, the Incredible Burping Dog, an Arabian horse called Dandy, Callie the cat, and Eddy the raccoon. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 976.406 |
| LCCN: 2002000648 |
| Series: Western Life |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6.16" W x 9.08" (0.53 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Here under one cover are the collected writings of John R. Erickson about characters who have entered his life on the High Plains country of the Texas Panhandle. Erickson writes with authority about ranching and cowboying in the modern era, always with an eye for the humor of everyday incidents. Some of his friends are widely known, such as artist Ace Reid and noted fiddle player Frankie McWhorter. Others are cowboys who work the big ranches between the Canadian and Beaver Rivers. They share the stage with some of Erickson's four-legged friends: the Phantom Cow, Texie, the Incredible Burping Dog, an Arabian horse called Dandy, Callie the cat, and Eddy the raccoon. |