Contemporary Ranches of Texas (M K BROWN RANGE LIFE SERIES)

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Ranching and Texas remain synonymous for people all over the world, even though our knowledge of ranch life more frequently comes from the movies than from herding cattle on the Panhandle Plains. Yet there still are Texans for whom ranching is a day by day way of living, and this book tells their stories.

Through Lawrence Clayton’s words and Wyman Meinzer’s evocative black-and-white photographs, you’re going to visit sixteen working ranches across Texas: Alta Vista, Canales, Catarina, O’Connor, and Ray in South Texas; R. A. Brown, Chimney Creek, Goodnight, J A, Moorhouse, Nail, and Renderbrook Spade in the Panhandle and Northwest Texas; and Henderson Cove, Hudspeth River, Long X, and Hoskins 101 in the Trans-Pecos. Many of these ranches trace their beginnings to the open range, and all of them are known today for running a quality “outfit.”

Clayton recounts the history and current operation of every ranch, frequently drawing on stories handed down over generations. Quotes from ranch owners and employees give a feel for the challenges and rewards of modern-day ranching and also underscore how much ranching varies across the different regions of Texas. Meinzer’s photographs capture the endless prairies and the weather-worn faces of the women and men who work the cattle, in addition to the tools of their trade. For everyone fascinated by Texas ranching, this book offers enjoyable reading and viewing of this proud and increasingly more rare way of living.

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