The Rise and Fall of the Lazy S Ranch /

"The Lazy S Ranch, one of the last major ranches to be established in Texas, came into being at a time when most of the other great ranches were disappearing. Founded in 1898 by Dallas banker and rancher Colonel Christopher Columbus Slaughter, the Lazy S grew to comprise nearly 250,000 acres of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Murrah, David J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2021]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Slaughter, C. C. > (Christopher Columbus), > 1837-1919.
Ranches.
Ranchers.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Frontier and pioneer life > Texas.
Ranches > Texas > Hockley County > History.
Ranches > Texas > Cochran County > History.
Ranchers > Texas, West > Biography.
West Texas.
Texas > Lazy S Ranch.
Texas > Hockley County.
Texas > Cochran County.
Texas.
Cochran County (Tex.) > History.
Lazy S Ranch (Tex.) > History.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Texas' Last Frontier
  • The First Ranches
  • Establishing the "Indivisible" Empire
  • Stealth, Conflict, and One More Bull
  • Laying Out the Lazy S
  • The Tie That Binds
  • The Tie Is Broken
  • From Broken to Broke
  • Division to Depression
  • The "Living Insurance Policy" Pays Off for Some.

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