The ranch that was us
By: text and illustrations by Becky Crouch Patterson ; foreword by Willie Nelson
Publisher: Trinity University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: San Antonio, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9781595341389
Subjects: Social life and customs; Ranch life; Biography
Description: "Patterson re-creates the history of Stieler Hill Ranch, in the Texas Hill Country, in 24 anecdotal chapters interspersed with original artwork. The result is a mixture of memoir and montage of a world that's beautiful, brash, and heartbreaking. Foreword by Willie Nelson"--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Pentimento; title: The walk; title: A landscape of the heart; title: While you're resting, pull horehound; title: Ranches that were; title: The best people on earth are dogs and horses; title: Herding goats on foot; title: Shearing time; title: Now whatta ya gonna do; title: On top of Thunder Mountain; title: Dora's door; title: When one door closes; title: God's love; title: Captain Hermann Stieler; title: The cattle call; title: The open gate; title: The dance; title: Romance for one; title: The camp shack; title: A conversation on the patio; title: A Texas star; title: Erbteil: inheritance; title: Our lady of the weeds; title: Coming home; title: Hands listed in ranch ledger, 1943-1946.