The Resource John Simpson Chisum : cattle king of the Pecos revisited, Clifford R. Caldwell
John Simpson Chisum : cattle king of the Pecos revisited, Clifford R. Caldwell
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- Summary
- John Simpson Chisum left a trail across the American West so wide that a blind scout could follow it. Although his track can be picked up effortlessly, the gaps and sketchy information about the man leave us with but half of the story. John Chisum's life story seems to have been defined by his association with Billy the Kid and a singular, epic cattle drive across the barren expanses of West Texas to New Mexico. Ask anyone on the street about John Chisum and they are apt to bring up The Chisholm Trail. In an unlucky twist of historical circumstance the totally unrelated Chisholm trail which covered roughly the same path as the Kansas Trail, the Abilene Trail, or McCoy's Trail and was named for Jesse Chisholm would be forever confused with John Chisum's Western Trail. Perhaps the noted historian Harwood P. Hinton, Jr. said it best over a half century ago when he penned "A definitive biography of John Chisum may never be written, for there is quite a paucity of information not only concerning his life but also his stock dealings, which spanned the Southwest for thirty years." Not at all unlike the saga of legendary personalities of the American West such as Billy the Kid the story of the life and times of John Chisum has become "so contaminated with hypothesis and folklore that what remains of his story is little more than a blurred picture of a misrepresented and uninterpreted individual... living in the shadows of a bygone era" -- Back cover
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 225 pages
- Contents
-
- John Simpson Chisum, the beginning
- The Texas cattleman
- John Chisum, cattle king of the Pecos
- Chisum's Pecos war
- War in Lincoln County
- The final years
- Epilogue
- Appendix 1: The Chisum family origins & genealogy
- Appendix 2: The persistent myth
- Appendix 3: Sallie Lucy Chisum
- Appendix 4: Other Chisum family
- Isbn
- 9780865347564
- Label
- John Simpson Chisum : cattle king of the Pecos revisited
- Title
- John Simpson Chisum
- Title remainder
- cattle king of the Pecos revisited
- Statement of responsibility
- Clifford R. Caldwell
- Subject
-
- Cattle trade -- Pecos River Valley (N.M. and Tex.) -- History -- 19th century
- Chisum, John Simpson, 1824-1884 -- Family
- Pecos River Valley (N.M. and Tex.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- Chisum, John Simpson, 1824-1884
- Ranch life -- Pecos River Valley (N.M. and Tex.) -- History -- 19th century
- Pecos River Valley (N.M. and Tex.) -- Genealogy
- Ranchers -- Pecos River Valley (N.M. and Tex.) -- Biography
- Pecos River Valley (N.M. and Tex.) -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- John Simpson Chisum left a trail across the American West so wide that a blind scout could follow it. Although his track can be picked up effortlessly, the gaps and sketchy information about the man leave us with but half of the story. John Chisum's life story seems to have been defined by his association with Billy the Kid and a singular, epic cattle drive across the barren expanses of West Texas to New Mexico. Ask anyone on the street about John Chisum and they are apt to bring up The Chisholm Trail. In an unlucky twist of historical circumstance the totally unrelated Chisholm trail which covered roughly the same path as the Kansas Trail, the Abilene Trail, or McCoy's Trail and was named for Jesse Chisholm would be forever confused with John Chisum's Western Trail. Perhaps the noted historian Harwood P. Hinton, Jr. said it best over a half century ago when he penned "A definitive biography of John Chisum may never be written, for there is quite a paucity of information not only concerning his life but also his stock dealings, which spanned the Southwest for thirty years." Not at all unlike the saga of legendary personalities of the American West such as Billy the Kid the story of the life and times of John Chisum has become "so contaminated with hypothesis and folklore that what remains of his story is little more than a blurred picture of a misrepresented and uninterpreted individual... living in the shadows of a bygone era" -- Back cover
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- F392.P3
- LC item number
- C35 2010
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Label
- John Simpson Chisum : cattle king of the Pecos revisited, Clifford R. Caldwell
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-218) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- John Simpson Chisum, the beginning -- The Texas cattleman -- John Chisum, cattle king of the Pecos -- Chisum's Pecos war -- War in Lincoln County -- The final years -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: The Chisum family origins & genealogy -- Appendix 2: The persistent myth -- Appendix 3: Sallie Lucy Chisum -- Appendix 4: Other Chisum family
- Control code
- 504274752
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 225 pages
- Isbn
- 9780865347564
- Lccn
- 2010002943
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Note
- Library's copy 1 (SW Writers): Purchased, 2015 (Access. No. 2015-026). Forms part of: Marc Simmons Library. Author's inscribed presentation copy to Marc Simmons. Item laid in: 1 invoice. Paperbound.
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)504274752
- Label
- John Simpson Chisum : cattle king of the Pecos revisited, Clifford R. Caldwell
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-218) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- John Simpson Chisum, the beginning -- The Texas cattleman -- John Chisum, cattle king of the Pecos -- Chisum's Pecos war -- War in Lincoln County -- The final years -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: The Chisum family origins & genealogy -- Appendix 2: The persistent myth -- Appendix 3: Sallie Lucy Chisum -- Appendix 4: Other Chisum family
- Control code
- 504274752
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 225 pages
- Isbn
- 9780865347564
- Lccn
- 2010002943
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Note
- Library's copy 1 (SW Writers): Purchased, 2015 (Access. No. 2015-026). Forms part of: Marc Simmons Library. Author's inscribed presentation copy to Marc Simmons. Item laid in: 1 invoice. Paperbound.
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)504274752
Subject
- Cattle trade -- Pecos River Valley (N.M. and Tex.) -- History -- 19th century
- Chisum, John Simpson, 1824-1884
- Chisum, John Simpson, 1824-1884 -- Family
- Pecos River Valley (N.M. and Tex.) -- Biography
- Pecos River Valley (N.M. and Tex.) -- Genealogy
- Pecos River Valley (N.M. and Tex.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- Ranch life -- Pecos River Valley (N.M. and Tex.) -- History -- 19th century
- Ranchers -- Pecos River Valley (N.M. and Tex.) -- Biography
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