Tascosa: Its Life and Gaudy Times

by Frederick Nolan

Book Overview

"Gatlin was one of the breed then prevalent on the West Texas plains who would kill a man to check whether the gun was loaded."Here, for the first time, is the true, detailed, down-and-dirty story of Tascosa: here at last are the facts that connect the stories of the "beef bonanza," Pat Garrett's "Home Rangers," the 1883 Cowboy Strike and the relentless, undeclared war that ensued between the corporation ranchers--Charlie Goodnight, "Alphabet" Lee,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896726045
• ISBN13: 9780896726048
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.3" x 10.2"