Shanghai Pierce: A Fair Likeness
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (929 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0806111518 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 362 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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I recommend this book to anyone that wants to learn about cowboys and history Read about him from another story about Neptune Holmes and became interested about Shanghai so I bought this book about a man who was independent and tough, just like me.. True to Life Susan Steen I come from the area where Shanghai lived and reigned. I even lived in Pierce, Tx for a while. I think that anyone who is interested in Texas history and Cowboys will find this a must read. I have stood by his grave many a time through out the years and wondered about him. This book answers many of those questions. A larger than life person!. Colorful Tales of Our Area Amazon Customer History about man who was colorful part of area where I live and I know his descendants.
About the AuthorChris Emmett, a native Texan, became interested in Shanghai Pierce as a young man, when he witnessed great cattle drives of the Pierce herds. Emmett practiced law in San Antonio and wrote many articles and several books, including Fort Union and The Winning of the Southwest.
His cunning was seldom matched, and business, whether it involved a quarter-million-dollar loan or a twenty-five cent pair of socks, was his lifeblood. At six foot, four, Shanghai Pierce was big, rich, and selfish, but he could also be kind. An arresting figure, Pierce was a symbol of his era. “I am Shanghai Pierce, Webster in Cattle, by God, Sir.” And, in truth, he was. His statue, which he himself erected in Hawley, Texas, is still a perfect memorial to, and a reminder of, westward-moving America. Shanghai Pierce was a man who pulled up his roots and fled to the West, where he found there was ample room and opportunity.. In re-creating the life of Abel Head (“Shanghai”) Pierce, Chris Emmett unfolds the entire dramatic spectacle of the time and place in which Pierce lived. Part rascal, part ge
Chris Emmett, a native Texan, became interested in Shanghai Pierce as a young man, when he witnessed great cattle drives of the Pierce herds. Emmett practiced law in San Antonio and wrote many articles and several books, including Fort Union and The Winning of the Southwest.