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Frank dobie the product of over thirty years of research, this book will make you view the coyote on an entirely different plane. Called the storyteller of the southwest, james frank dobie was born in 1888 on his familys cattle ranch in live oak county. Oct 25, 2018 the ranchs guiding spirit and most famous occupant was the first great supporter of texas letters, j. The texas longhorn made more history than any other breed of cattle the world has known. Frank dobie paperback library by author jan1980 paperback j frank dobie on. Frank dobie, teacher, storyteller, folklorist, historian, and author, was born september 26, 1888 on a ranch in the south texas brush country of live oak county. Fine condition, pages fresh and clean, no soiling, no underlining, almost seems unread. The longhorns were more than a breed they were a race apart. Frank dobie has 56 books on goodreads with 2623 ratings. Raised in the toughening, physically bracing traditions of a remote ranching region, dobie nonetheless developed an early love for language and literature. Upon returning to austin, dobie published his first book, a vaquero of the brush country in 1929, which helped establish. Dobies unquenchable enthusiasm, passion for our state, and eloquent reveries on the poignant losses of time and change, feel crucial right now. Frank dobie library trust for the purpose of assisting small texas libraries in purchasing books.
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Dobie pens what he calls a biography of the coyote by tracing this mysterious and exciting animal throughout history and weaving together entertaining stories of fact, fiction, science and imagination. Dobie came to austin in 1914 to teach at the university of. Frank dobie, a onetime ut lecturer, widely published newspaper and magazine writer, and author of dozens of books, such as the longhorns. Frank dobie s most famous novel of his beloved texas, the longhorns, first edition, first printing, signed by the author on tipped in card, very clear signature, j. Shop the latest titles by j frank dobie at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. Their friendship is narrated in the book three friends. Frank dobie junior high school dobie junior high school. The herds were later consolidated and in 1948, moved to fort griffin state park.
Dobie had written portions of it on the oconnor ranch and had dedicated a chapter to her. Frank dobie setting out to create a collection of j. I have met a lot of good men, several fine gentlemen, hordes of cunning climbers, plenty of loudbraying asses and plenty of dumb oxen, but i havent lived long enough or traveled. Its a wellwritten masterpiece and stands the test of time.
He writes of texas cowboys, rustlers and catches the terrible excitement of the stampede, the poetry of lighting on a sea of seething the texas longhorn made more history than any other breed of cattle the world has ever known. Frank dobie texas, 18881964, little, brown and company, boston, march, 1941, 388 pages, dust jacket over pictorial cloth, illustrations by tom lea, also photo illustrations, inscribed at title page j. Frank dobie s most popular book is tales of oldtime texas. He writes of terrifying stampedes, titantic bull fights on. Frank dobie, including tales of oldtime texas, and the longhorns, and more on. He writes of terrifying stampedes, titantic bull fights on the range, ghost steers, and encounters with indians. Frank dobie and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. J frank dobie team home j frank dobie longhorns sports.
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Frank dobie passed away in 1964, he left the majority of his estate to create the j. The longhorn is a texas treasure and dobie paints an entertaining narrative of the magnificent beast. A new and excellent anthology of his work, the essential j. Frank dobie, folklorist, was born on a ranch in live oak county, texas, on september 26, 1888, the eldest of six children of richard j. He graduated from southwestern university in georgetown, texas in 1910 and received his masters degree from columbia university. Dobie takes us through the history of the breed, through the animal, through the men and women that loved, used and abused them, and through the many. We have provided the new, used, outofprint, and antiquarian independent bookseller with a full ecommerce bookstore solution since 2001.
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