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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 Winfield Thomas "Fell" Pickett. Pickett was born in 1857 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana where his father was engaged in the salt business. The family moved to Robinson County and later settled in Hamilton County, Texas where Pickett's father engaged in the freight business and started a farm. Pickett went to work for John Snow's horse ranch in Hamilton County, and the bulk of his interview contains information about interacting with and busting horses for sale to cattle ranchers. He also discusses stampedes, oxen, rustling, food culture, and what ranchers did for fun.
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Undated
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Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project. Fort Worth City Guide Draft and Records.
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AR316-4-2
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