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Synopsis
An action packed book of true stories of Cowboys, Pioneers, Ranchers, Homesteaders & Bootleggers. All true stories of California history. Depicts the lives of eighteen different families. Some crossing the plains by covered wagons. Braving the storms & floods, locust & droughts to save their lives & the lives of their livestock. Cattle drives in the dead of winter moving their cattle to find feed & shelter. Volcanic eruptions & fleeing to save their lives. Battling blizzards, rattle snakes & horses too tough to ride. Bootlegging days in the hills of Northern California. All true stories of the cattlemen & cattlewomen, cowboys & farmers that tamed the territory of the West. Those who rode the dusty trails behind a herd of cattle, farmed the land, raised the livestock & crops, survived good times & bad. Men & women alike, who came on wagon trains across dusty trails or came by ship or horseback. Those who followed their dreams & came to settle this land & raise their families & build their homesteads & ranches. All true stories told to the author by the people themselves or their ancestors. Stories taken from diaries, & scrapbooks & written in the true style of the west by a Cattlewoman & Rancher. It is a 6 x 9 softcover with many illustrations. Order from Publisher, 101 Ranch, Star Route 2 Box 31, Adin, CA 96006. $15.00 includes book, tax & postage. Telephone (916) 299-3465.Book Details
Published
July 1, 1997
Publisher
Lahontan Images
Pages
143
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780964414105