J. Frank Dobie, master storyteller of the American Southwest, here tells the tale of the wild and free mustangs that once roamed the western ranges. This is the story, too, of the white men and the Indians, no less wild and free, who captured them, gentled them, rode them, and annihilated them. An American classic, The Mustangs is a thoughtful and carefully crafted book by one of this country's literary greats. This is a magnificent book, so packed with lore and legend that one is not conscious of the fact that it is ...
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J. Frank Dobie, master storyteller of the American Southwest, here tells the tale of the wild and free mustangs that once roamed the western ranges. This is the story, too, of the white men and the Indians, no less wild and free, who captured them, gentled them, rode them, and annihilated them. An American classic, The Mustangs is a thoughtful and carefully crafted book by one of this country's literary greats. This is a magnificent book, so packed with lore and legend that one is not conscious of the fact that it is history, too. Frank Dobie tells the story of the mustangs . . . the story too of the men, and the way of life the mustang brought into being. --New York Herald Tribune Mr. Dobie brings together all his findings in a single book of solid scholarship, documented to the hilt, and inspired by his unflagging enthusiasm for the wild free creatures of the West. The Mustangs will probably remain the standard work on the subject. --New York Times Not alone from stodgy tomes and rare pamphlets of cloistered libraries of a continent, but from widely scattered remudas and firsthand experiences of salty wranglers, have come the color, flavor and vitality to this beautiful book. --Dallas Times Herald
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Near Fine. 3rd Texas printing in pictorial wraps. 376pp. Illustrations by Charles Banks Wilson. Interesting presentation, "A taste of 'Texas lore' for _____ from Debbie Dobie--6/25/96". Owner's address label on ffep. A Southwest classic. Near fine. Herd 696. (1995).
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Very good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 376 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. 3rd printing 1995. Book is LIKE NEW. No marks or writing. Cover shows light wear
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Fine. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7; 4th University of Texas Press Printing, 1999. Trade Paperback in Fine Condition. Illustrations by Charles Banks Wilson. Cover illustration by Charles Shaw. Bright and clean wrappers; tight solid and square glued binding. J. Frank Dobie is a master storyteller of the American Southwest. In this book he tells the tale of the mustangs that once roamed free and wild in the western ranges, and of the Indians and white men, who were also wild and free at that time, and who captured the mustangs, gentled them, rode them, and annihilated them. There is legend and lore, and history to tell the story. 376 pages with Index. 8.25 x 5.5 inches. 1999, University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas, USA.
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Charles Banks Wilson. Good. Univ of Texas Pr, 1984. Good. Charles Banks Wilson. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers creased; moderate edge wear/ corners and spine creased/ several pages and page tips creased/ smudge on top of front page/ several small spots on page edges.
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