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20131605-12
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A transcript of a Cowboy Narrative, or Rangelore, interview conducted by Woody Phipps for the Works Progress Administration's Federal Writers' Project in the 1930s with former cowboy Tom Garrett. Garrett, an African American man, discusses his time as a cowhand on Tandy Ranch in present-day Fort Worth near Handley. He describes learning to ride at a young age and emulating every task his father (Frank Garrett) did, trail drives leaving from Fort Worth, and wild horse wrangling. He and his father left Tandy Ranch to sell stock, and Garrett's job was castrating the animals. When his father died, he went to the Triangle C Ranch in Lubbock and Crosby counties, where he was employed as a cowhand. He describes his job mending fence, the food culture on the ranch, stampedes, and lasso skills.
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Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project. Fort Worth City Guide Draft and Records.
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AR316-3-11
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