Riding for the Brand: 150 Years of Cowden Ranching
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (584 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0806137185 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Riding For the Brand The Sunshine Cowgirl This is a story of my family, who help settle Texas and New Mexico. We have been a ranching family andenjoy the west for shortly after the three brothers came to the USA from Irland.It is informative about the ranching life and what many families went thru to settle this country.My cousin is the writter of the book and he and I enjoyed talking about our family and the lifewe have lead in the raching business.. "Good Book for the personal library" according to Shopper. Arrived timely and in good shape. Is a story about my daughter-in- law's ancestors so was of special interest to us. Great story of the evolving of the American west and a family of early day cowboys whose family continues ranching today.. Ty Daggett said Excellent book!. An excellent piece. Mr. Pettit did a tremendous amount of research and, of equal importance, he "lived" the life of a cowboy. I loved it!
Michael Pettit, whose poetry and prose have been published in numerous anthologies and journals nationwide, is the author of Cardinal Points and American Light. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
From the PublisherMichael Pettit, whose poetry and prose have been published in numerous anthologies and journals nationwide, is the author of Cardinal Points and American Light. . Riding for the Brand won the New Mexico Book Award as "Best Southwest History Book"
Riding for the Brand traces the evolution of the Texas and New Mexico cattle business from the era of intimate ranching communities to today’s oil-enriched or corporate operations. Folks all over West Texas and eastern New Mexico will tell you: Cowdens have been ranching here for as long as anyone can remember.The Cowdens, in fact, have been at the forefront of the cattle business for 150 years. Arriving in Texas in the 1850s, Cowden men and women raised and trailed cattle, sought out water and better grazing land, tan