Development of the Cattle Industry in Texas, 1691-1800; Sitios, Sillas y Cabrestos, Techniques and equipment of the cattle industry; The Fierro and the Mesta, Branding and livestock regulations; Horses, Cattle Hides and Tallow, The livestock trade of Texas.

In this book frontier women gain a voice they never had. Professor Myers uses extensive new material by and about women--letters, journals, and reminiscences from over 400 collections--to study the impact of the frontier on women's lives and the role of women in the West. She offers a major reinterpretation of the experience of pioneer women, including that of Indian, Mexican, French, black, and Anglo-American women. Her account re-creates in detail...

Sophie Poe traces her husband's life from his birth in Kentucky through his experiences as a buffalo hunter, sheriff and banker.