Books in the M. K. Brown Range Life Series series

This book of reminiscences of old XIT Ranch cowmen puts on record the everyday life of the individuals who made the ranch run.

A detailed examination of the operations of a land company in the early twentieth century.

The history of the influential Texas Land and Development Company from its inception in 1912 to its final dissolution in January 1956.

An intensive study of a large Texas ranch, particularly of its business and financial aspects, in which the author has utilized many company records and firsthand accounts by the men who were engaged in the difficult task of establishing and maintaining a

This comparative look at vaqueros, cowboys, and buckaroos brings the mythical image of the American cowboy into focus and detail and honors the regional and national variations.

A magnificent collection of tintype photographs of modern working cowboys taken on ranches in fourteen western U.S. states, British Columbia, Canada, and Coahuila, Mexico.

This biography of William Cody focuses on his lifelong relationship with Plains Indians, a vital part of his life story that, surprisingly, has been seldom told.

The history of a land company, its railroad parent, and its role in the development of Northwest Texas.

Beautifully illustrated with rich black-and-white photographs of ranchwomen at work, Don't Make Me Go to Town is a remarkable record of women of strength and determination who are striving to preserve an increasingly rare way of life.

The complete story of the Taft Ranch from its inception in 1880 to its dissolution in 1930.

Land of Bright Promise is a fascinating exploration of the multitude of land promotions and types of advertising that attracted more than 175,000 settlers to the Panhandle-South Plains area of Texas from the late years of the nineteenth century to the early years of the twentieth.

LeFors's life story, set down near the end of his long and adventurous life, is the best sort of insider's history, the chronicle of a life lived fully amid the exciting events and rough landscape of the frontier's final years.

Recollections of eighteen years of range-riding in Texas and North Dakota.

John Hendrix drew upon his own varied experiences for this panoramic view of West Texas ranch life, presented here in an integral compilation of flavorful articles written originally for The Cattleman.

This book is the story of W. M. D. Lee and Lucien B. Scott's LS Ranch, from the tempestuous years of the open range to the era of "bob wire."