Bruce Shackelford

Gebundenes Buch

The Wests of Texas: Cattle Ranching Entrepreneurs

Beschreibung

Bruce M. Shackelford tells the story of the West family of Lavaca County, forgotten Texas legends. In their lifetimes their accomplishments were legendary, but today they have been largely forgotten. Their history and achievements are examined in this beautiful volume illustrated with photographs and personal effects from the family.

Autor

Bruce M. Shackelford is a nationally recognized authority on the history of the American West. Currently the Curator of the South Texas Heritage Center and the George West Trail Drivers Gallery at the Witte Museum in San Antonio, Texas, he has created exhibits utilizing the Museum’s important history collections on subjects from American Indian cultures to the history of horsemanship and the cattle industry in North America. In addition he frequently lectures on related topics and has written numerous articles, authored chapters for the books Black Cowboys of Texas and Texas Women on the Cattle Trails, and compiled Photography on the South Texas Frontier: Images from the Collection from the Witte Museum Collection. Marise McDermott is President and CEO of the Witte Museum.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Texas State Historical Assn
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 284mm x 274mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 1315g
• ISBN-13: 9781625110268
• ISBN-10: 162511026X
• Artikelnr.: 42028660