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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 F. J. "Sam" Wootan. Wootan was born in 1864 on his father's farm in Madison County, Texas and moved to Llano County, where his father established a ranch. He began working as a cowhand at a young age, and describes trail drives, stampedes, rustlers, and camaraderie among the cowhands. After hearing stories about Old Mexico, he decided to go on a trip there, and ended up working for the 8-8 ranch in Chihuahua, Mexico and later establishing his own ranch there.
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Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project. Fort Worth City Guide Draft and Records.
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AR316-4-4
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