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Texans are proud of the ranching traditions of their state. The Texas ranchers presented in this book helped develop some of those traditions. They provided some colorful chapters in the state's history. Famous ranchers include such notables as Charles Goodnight, Richard King, George W. Saunders to more modern day cattlemen such as Watt Matthews. In this book, a young rancher introduces the subject of ranching. Then, ten famous Texas ranchers are described. The lives of the ten are very different. But they all seemed to share a deep love for the ranching way of life. You'll see why. Also...

Many Texans give Sarah Bradley Dodson credit for having made the first Lone Star flag. Of all the early Texas flags, her creation most closely resembles the official Lone Star flag that has flown proudly in Texas since 1839. Sarah made a Lone Star flag for her husband Archie Dodson and other Harrisburg men when their troop rode with the Texas army in October 1835. The flag was carried in the war to win independence for Texas, but no one knows exactly where it was used or what finally happened to it.

Sarah and her family came from Kentucky to Texas, perhaps as early as 1822. They saw...