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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 John Raines. Raines was born in Logan County, Kentucky in 1863 and moved to Fort Worth, Texas in 1875 with his father. As a young boy, he worked as an errand boy and then as a waterboy when the railroad came to Fort Worth. He describes the political situation surrounding the railroad's arrival. When he turned 17, he went to work as a cowhand for the Steve Russell outfit north of Fort Worth. He discusses various aspects of the life of a cowhand stampedes, food, weather, and dress. In the interview, he focuses on the amusements of cowboys like gambling, shooting out lights at bars, and poker.
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Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project. Fort Worth City Guide Draft and Records.
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AR316-4-3
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