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The Day the Cowboys Quit
The Day the Cowboys Quit
Author: Elmer Kelton
The time is 1883, the place is the Texas Panhandle. Cowboys refuse to be stigmatized as drinkers and exploited by the wealthy cattle owners who don't pay liveable wages. Those very same ranchers want to take away the cowboys' right to own cattle because this ownership, the ranchers believe, would lead to thieving. So, in 1883, the dictum is set:...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781599508498
ISBN-10: 1599508494
Publication Date: 3/1/2012
Pages: 1
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this was cowboy country once;a land of hardworking hands who frode for the brand come hell or high water. now a different breed is moving in -big outfits backed by eastern syndicaters and run by power-hungry managers,men who figure to make a profit, even if it means cowding a cowboy too far... hugh hitchcock tried to keep the peace between rancher and cowboy,but when push came to shove the wagon bosss knew where his loyalities lay.and when the ranchers stole his cattle, when they lynched his friend and hired a back shooter to put him in his grave,hekept on fighting..because even if they took everthing he had,they couldn't touch his pride-or his willingnes to fight to the end
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Winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award for Best Western Novel

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