As we have said before village horse doctor, west of the pecos 1971, wild cow tales 1969, horse tales 1967 ben k. He studied veterinary medicine in the united states and abroad and practiced in the far southwest in one of the last big horse counties in north america. Ben greens book horse tradin will be enjoyed by about anyone from texas or with an interest in cowboys and horses. Green recounts the dealings of a whole slew of craggy oldtimers and rangy characters who match wits as they trade wellbred mares, snortylike range colts, and used to be bad horses from the tumbleweed plains.
Some more horse tradin book by ben k green 3 available. Some more horse tradin recounts the dealings of a whole slew of craggy oldtimers and rangy characters. Green has rounded up fifteen new yarns filled with the ornery yet irresistible style that has earned his books a place in. Some morehorse tradin, texas cow horse and the vermont maid, september 4, 1965. Green calls himself a stoveup old cowboy, and readers of this book. Some more horse tradin recounts the goarounds of doc and a whole slew of craggy oldtimers and rangy characters, including a watermelon hauler who has a bit of snuff that seeps out a little on his whiskers, professor knowitall, the charitable mr. His books consist of anecdotes drawn from his own experiences in the southwestern united states he was born in cumby, texas and raised in weatherford, texas.
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The author recounts the dealings of a whole slew of craggy oldtimers and rangy characters. In thirteen stories full of rope burns and brush scratches, the author of the classic horse tradin tells of the days when he made a specialty of catching wild cows. Green has rounded up fifteen new yarns filled with the ornery yet irresistible style that has earned his books a place in classic western americana some more horse tradin recounts the dealings of a whole slew of craggy oldtimers and rangy characters. Jan 01, 1972 some more horse tradin recounts the dealings of a whole slew of craggy oldtimers and rangy characters. Book overview from the same corral that produced the widely loved horse tradin, ben k. Green 19121974 was an author who wrote about horses and the post world war i.
See them match wits as they trade wellbred mares, snortylike range colts, and usedtobebad horses from the tumbleweed plains. From the same corral that produced the widely loved horse tradin, ben doc green has rounded up fifteen new yarns filled with the ornery yet irresistible con that has branded docs books as classics of western americana some more horse tradin recounts the goarounds of doc and a whole slew of craggy oldtimers and rangy characters, including a watermelon hauler who has. Some more horse tradinby ben k green brown hardback with. Undertaker and the cleveland bay horse, ts, third revision.
Horse trading, in its literal sense, refers to the buying and selling of horses, also called horse dealing. Due to the difficulties in evaluating the merits of a horse offered for sale, the sale of horses offered great opportunities for dishonesty, leading to use of the term horse trading or horsetrading to refer to complex bargaining or other transactions, such as political vote trading. Nice brown hardback copy with dust jacket of some more horse tradinby ben k green. Discovering the last great cattle frontier on the north american continent canadian nature classics richmond p. Before he was twenty years old he had successfully earned a living trading horses and. His stories, which may nor may not be true but probably are are gems of. From that association came horse tradin 1967 the first of four books by ben k. When he eventually gave up his practice and research, he returned to cumby where he lived, raising good horses and cattle until his death in 1974. Full ebook some more horse tradin for kindle video.
From the same corral that produced the widely loved horse tradin, ben doc green has rounded up fifteen new yarns filled with the ornery yet irresistible con that has branded docs books as classics of western americana. Some more horse tradinby ben k green green hardback with. At the same time we will be having educational seminars and programs to inspire the future authors of texas and provide space for readers to come and enjoy the rich history of texas authors. Green of cumby, texas, may well know more about horses than any man alive.
Without question he is the authority par excellence on horse trading, and his new book on the subject, a collection of fifteen. Doc green tells mighty ok yarns about his personal experiences as a horse and mule dealer in the 20s and 30s and this is more of the same. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Green 19121974 was an author who wrote about horses and the postworld war i american west.
Admire the oldtime knavery, skill, and salesmanship in such tales as gittin even, brethren horse traders. Some more horse tradin recounts the dealings of a whole slew of craggy old timers and rangy characters. He was born in cumby, texas and raised in weatherford, texas. I know nothing about horses let alone trading tactics but this is truly funny stuff and makes one ponder why more horse traders werent killed because of the shenanigans that they pulled on each other. The southwestern historical quarterly, volume 76, july 1972. Green calls himself a stoveup old cowboy, and readers of this book will learn soon enough where the broken bones came from. Ben k green from the same corral that produced horse tradin, green has rounded up fifteen more yarns filled with his ornery yet irresistible style that has earned his books a place among classic western. See them match wits as they trade wellbred from the same corral that produced the widely loved horse tradin, ben k. The yarns of a cowboy david harum for those who have in their blood either a touch of larceny.
Green, a native of cumby, texas, was the kind of westerner who almost crawled out of the cradle and into a saddle, spending his childhood, adolescence, and young manhood on horseback. Horse tradin was my introduction to the fascinating, amazing, and more often than not, hilarious world of ben k. Joe beeler this book recounts the gorounds of doc and a whole slew of craggy old timers. See all of them matching their wiles and hear a lot of palaver, dealin and tradin for wellbred usintype mares, snortylike range horses, and even usedtobe bad horses from the.
I know nothing about horses let alone trading tactics but this is truly funny stuff and makes one ponder why more horse traders werent killed because. Some more horse tradin recounts the goarounds of doc and a whole slew of craggy oldtimers and rangy characters. See all of them matching their wiles and hear a lot of palaver, dealin and tradin for wellbred usintype mares, snortylike range horses, and even usedtobe bad. Its an interesting look at the dirty tricks of the horse trade back then, as well as some legitimate. His books consist of anecdotes drawn from his own experiences in the southwestern united states. Green was born in 1912 and this book tells stories of his horse tradin experiences as a boy and young man in the late 1920s and 1930s before the automobile made the profession of horse trader obsolete. If you describe discussions or negotiations as horsetrading, you disapprove of them. Texas authors institute of history is a museum designed to save the history of texas authors. Some more horse tradin kindle edition by green, ben k. The twentyfifth printing in 1990 of horse tradin by knopf hailed this edition of greens stories as a classic of western americana. The southwestern historical quarterly, volume 76, july. Green has rounded up fifteen new yarns filled with the ornery yet irresistible style that has earned his books a place in classic western americana. Horse show, flamenco horse, groomer with heart pony and more. Before he was twenty years old he had successfully earned a living trading horses.