Overview
This brief and entertaining history of the Texas Longhorn details the development of the first distinct American breed of beef cattle. The Spanish herds that had roamed Texas for generations, when mixed with English Longhorns brought by Anglo settlers in the early 1800s, yielded a rangy hybrid that could thrive in Texas' climate and was ideally suited to ranchers' aspirations. Almost extinct by the turn of the century, the Texas Longhorn was preserved by the efforts of just a few people who recalled with fondness the days when the cattle had thundered on the trails. Some U.S. Forest Service officials, several ranchers, and even a folklorist--J. Frank Dobie--gathered the animals for breeding and successfully managed the small herds until they stabilized and began to increase. The Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America was formed in 1964 to preserve and promote the breed, and a growing interest in improving health by eating leaner meat has spurred renewed interest in the lean Longhorn as more than just a nostalgic novelty.
Full Product Details
Author: Donald E. Worcester
Publisher: Texas A & M University Press
Imprint: Texas A & M University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.40cm
, Height: 0.70cm
, Length: 23.00cm
Weight: 0.333kg
ISBN: 9780890966259
ISBN 10: 0890966257
Pages: 116
Publication Date: 30 June 2000
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Reviews
The Texas Longhorn is an authoritative and readable short history of this home-grown hybrid, and presents the Longhorn as much more than a historical curiosity and a romantic novelty....[It] is a detailed and entertaining overview by one who knows his subject well. --Michael B. Husband The Texas Longhorn is an authoritative and readable short history of this home-grown hybrid, and presents the Longhorn as much more than a historical curiosity and a romantic novelty....[It] is a detailed and entertaining overview by one who knows his subject well. --Michael B. Husband
The Texas Longhorn is an authoritative and readable short history of this home-grown hybrid, and presents the Longhorn as much more than a historical curiosity and a romantic novelty....[It] is a detailed and entertaining overview by one who knows his subject well. --Michael B. Husband
Author Information
DON WORCESTER is the author of several books and many articles about the Old West, and of the poignant book A Visit from Father and Other Tales of the Mojave, also published by Texas A&M University Press. He is a professor emeritus of history at Texas Christian University.
