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Fifty Years on the Owl Hoot Trail
Fifty Years on the Owl Hoot Trail
Author: Jim Herron, Harry E. Chrisman (Editor)
Jim Herron led a fantastic life as a cowboy, sheriff, fugitive from the law. hotel and saloon owner, and international cattleman. — In 1890 Herron was elected the first sheriff of Oklahoma Territory, but he soon found himself on the other end of the handcuffs: charged with cattle theft. To avoid imprisonment, he escaped and hit the 'Owl Hoot ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780804006149
ISBN-10: 0804006148
Publication Date: 1972
Pages: 355
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Publisher: Sage Books
Book Type: Paperback
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This is a fascinating book that, unlike many memoirs, reads like a page-turning novel. If you are into the history or the American west, and even if you are not, you will enjoy this book. I kept picking it up and ignoring other books I was reading.

Though not perfect by any means, Herron led an exciting life that had you rooting for him as if he were a Louis L'Amour hero.


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