Cowboy Life: The Letters of George Philip - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0985290579 ISBN 13: 9780985290573

Publisher: South Dakota St Hist Soc Pr, 2007

Synopsis

Rattlesnakes and ornery horses, the dreaded Texas Itch, midnight rambles in graveyards, trips to Mexico, and hard riding on the last open range: George Philip recounts all these adventures and more with wit and humour. George Phillip arrived in South Dakota from Scotland in 1899. For the next four years, he rode as a cowboy for his uncle's L-7 cattle outfit during the heyday of the last open range. But the cowboy era was a brief one, and in 1903 Philip turned in his string of horses and hung up his saddle to enter law school in Michigan. In these candid letters, Philip provides fascinating insights into the development of the West and of South Dakota. His writing details the cowboy's day-to-day work, from branding and roping to navigating across the palins by stars and buttes, as the great open ranges slowly closed up.

About this title

About the Author:

Cathie Draine is the granddaughter of George Philip, and is a retired teacher and freelance writer.

Richard W. Slatta is professor of history at North Carolina State University. He is an acknowledged expert on cowboys and the American West.

About this edition

• Publisher: South Dakota St Hist Soc Pr
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0985290579
• ISBN 13: 9780985290573
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 382
• Editor: Cathie Draine
• Illustrator: Mick B. Harrison