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A transcript of a Cowboy Narrative, or Rangelore, interview conducted by Sheldon F. Gauthier for the Works Progress Administration's Federal Writers' Project in the 1930s with former cowboy Robert S. Miller. Miller was born on his father's ranch in Williamson County, Texas in 1858 and later moved to Stephens County. In his interview, he describes the effect of the Civil War on his father's ranch while he was away in the Confederate Army. He also describes various aspects of working on the range, including sales, food culture, dealings with rustlers and Native Americans, stampedes, blizzards, and various economic crises and their impact on the cattle business. Miller worked for ranches in Stephens County, near Amarillo, in "No Man's Land" (Present-day Oklahoma), and in the Del Burro sector of New Mexico. He also describes the formation of an association of cattle raisers, which formed in 1877 in large part to combat cattle rustling. He describes the initial meetings of the association, some of the benefits of the organization, and some controversial decisions the organization made.
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Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project. Fort Worth City Guide Draft and Records.
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AR316-4-1
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