{"product_id":"a-ranching-saga-the-lives-of-william-electious-halsell-and-ewing-halsell-paperback","title":"A Ranching Saga: The Lives of William Electious Halsell and Ewing Halsell - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Curry Holden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJosé Cisneros\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eHugh Fitzsimons\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Ranching Saga\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of father and son pioneer ranchers in the Southwest. Around the turn of the century, William Electious Halsell and Ewing Halsell were integral to the growing ranching industry in Texas and Oklahoma. Through newspaper accounts, legal documents, personal correspondence, and interviews with family members, friends, and acquaintances, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Ranching Saga\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the lives of these two keen businessmen, proud civic leaders, and philanthropists. What is revealed is a legacy of hard work, moral character, and compassion, as well as a close relationship with the land. Texas historian William Curry Holden sifts through correspondence, reports and statistics, and extensive research to tell of three generations of the Halsell family, from their arrival in Texas in 1854 to the mid-twentieth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHolden enriches the family narrative with personal accounts of the places, geology, flora, fauna, weather, economics, and history of the region. He interviewed more than 150 people to understand the characters and personalities of the two men whose cultural influence on Texas and the Southwest region spans more than a century. Illustrated with nearly two dozen drawings by José Cisneros, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Ranching Saga\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the biography of family whose destiny was realized in the cattle they nurtured, the land they loved, and the people they encouraged along the way.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Curry Holden(1896-1993) was a historian and archaeologist at Texas Tech University, where he taught for forty years. He was also the first director of Museum of Texas Tech in Lubbock, which included the Moody Planetarium, the Natural Science Research Laboratory, the Lubbock Lake Landmark, and the Val Verde County Research Center. Among his many other books are \u003ci\u003eThe Personal Chronicle of a Yaqui Indian\u003c\/i\u003e (coauthor, 1971), \u003ci\u003eRollie Burns, or, An Account of the Ranching Industry on the South Plains\u003c\/i\u003e (1932), and \u003ci\u003eThe Spur Ranch\u003c\/i\u003e (1934).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 570\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770985251104,"sku":"9781595348258","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c4f2b8a788864fe30e7da6881c36acab.webp?v=1780381522","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-ranching-saga-the-lives-of-william-electious-halsell-and-ewing-halsell-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}