This popular book about the cattlemen of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries is based on interviews with participants of the trail-drive era. Here is the story of the early cattle kings told in a style as pungent as sweaty leather, as informal as a chuck wagon supper, and as real as these old-time cowmen and beef barons themselves. Douglas's parade of cattle kings include Ike Pryor, Shanghai Pierce, Mifflin Kennedy, Richard King, the Mavericks, the Slaughters, the Waggoners, and others.

First published in 1934, this is a must for readers interested in the lore and legend of the Texas Rangers.