Cowboy of the Pecos

In the late 1880s, the Pecos River region of Texas and southern New Mexico was known as ';the cowboy's paradise.' And the cowboys who worked in and around the river were known as ';the most expert cowboys in the world.' A Cowboy of the Pecos vividly revealstells the story of the Pecos cowboy from the first Goodnight-Loving cattle drive to the 1920s. These meticulously researched and entertaining stories offer a glimpse into a forgotten and yet mythologized era. Includes archival photographs.