{"product_id":"charles-goodnight-father-of-the-texas-panhandle-9780806141954","title":"Charles Goodnight: Father of the Texas Panhandle","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharles Goodnight was a pioneer of the early range cattle industry-an opinionated and profane but energetic and well-liked rancher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoodnight's story is now re-examined by William T. Hagan in this brief, authoritative account that considers the role of ranching in general-and Goodnight in particular-in the development of the Texas Panhandle. The first major reassessment of his life in seventy years, \u003cem\u003eCharles Goodnight: Father of the Texas Panhandle\u003c\/em\u003e traces its subject's life from hardscrabble farmer to cattle baron, giving close attention to lesser-known aspects of his last thirty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoodnight came up in the days when much of Texas was free range and open to occupancy by any cattleman brave enough to stake a claim. Hagan shows how Goodnight learned the cattle business and became one of the most famous ranchers of the Southwest. Hagan also presents a clearer picture than ever before of Goodnight's business arrangements and investments, including the financial setbacks of his later life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs entertaining as it is informative, Hagan's account takes readers back to the Palo Duro Canyon and the Staked Plains to share insights into the cattleman's life-riding the range, fighting grass fires, driving cattle to the nearest railhead-the very stuff of cowboy legend and lore. This fascinating biography enriches our understanding of a Texas icon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHagan, William T.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam T. Hagan\u003c\/b\u003e is retired Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma. His numerous books on American Indian subjects include \u003ci\u003eThe Sac and Fox Indians\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eUnited States-Comanche Relations\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eQuanah Parker, Comanche Chief\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eTheodore Roosevelt and Six Friends of the Indian\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by the University of Oklahoma Press.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50566269632786,"sku":"9780806141954","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ac0a8713-481c-4424-9b01-b9352f7d4c90.jpg?v=1731894251","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/charles-goodnight-father-of-the-texas-panhandle-9780806141954","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}