Tascosa
Subtitle: its life and gaudy times
By: Frederick Nolan.
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lubbock
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780896726048
Subjects: Ranch life -- Texas -- Tascosa -- History -- 19th century.; Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas -- Tascosa.; Tascosa (Tex.) -- History.; Tascosa (Tex.) -- Social life and customs.; Tascosa (Tex.) -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "The ranching boom of the 1880s made the Texas Panhandle town of Tascosa 'the cowboy capital of the world.' Through it passed many people, good and bad, who made history in the West. Yet when the large ranches broke up, Tascosa disappeared as quickly as it had risen"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Tascosa: yesterday, today; title: 1875-1876 : last buffalo, first sheep; title: Good men and bad : Henry Hoyt : el medico Colorado; title: 1876-1877 : the coming of the longhorns; title: Good men and bad : Charles Emory : Squirrel Eye Charlie; title: Billy the Kid hits town; title: Good men and bad : Jim Kenedy : "he was a wild one"; title: 1879-1880 : growing pains; title: Good men and bad : Selman and Long : the outlaw confederacy; title: Hunting Billy the Kid; title: Good men and bad : "Poker Tom" Emory : riding under a consumed name; title: 1880-1882 : law and (some) order; title: Good men and bad : "Outlaw Bill" Moore : los muertos no hablan; title: 1882-1883 : the beef bonanza; title: Good men and bad : Cape Willingham : "tough, fair and respected"; title: 1882-1883 : the great cowboy strike; title: Good men and bad : Tom Harris : "I'm tired of this, put me away"; title: Rustlers vs. rangers; title: Good men and bad : Bill Gatlin : bad clear through; title: "Ill met by moonlight"; title: Good men and bad : the Animal and the Catfish Kid : "us fellows have to stick together"; title: 1886-1890 : when troubles come?; title: Good men and bad : Jesse Jenkins : "he never owed a debt he didn't pay"; title: 1887-1890 : the writing on the wall; title: Good men and bad : Charles Francis Rudolph : "it's sad to die young"; title: Here we quit you; title: Coda : Frenchy McCormick : "she was a ring-tailed tooter".