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James Frank Dobie

James Frank Dobie

1888 - 1964
American
J. Frank Dobie was born and reared on a ranch in the brush country of southern Texas. For thirty years he taught in the English Department of the Un... See more
John C. Wonsetler

John C. Wonsetler

1900 - 1979
American
John C. Wonsetler turned to books and drawing as his favorite pastimes even as a small boy. Directly after high school he entered the Philadelphia M... See more

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Resource Guide

Plumfield Moms Podcast
Podcast

Landmark Books: What They Are and Why They Matter
Released in 2022 by Plumfield Moms Podcast
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 52 min.
View on the Plumfield Moms Podcast site

Two-part episode hosted by Podcast Moms with guests Sandy Hall (Hall's Living Library), Jill Morgan (Purple House Press), and Tanya Arnold (Biblioguides) where they discuss the Landmark series, how they came to be and why they are worth adding to a home library.


Reviews

Semicolon

Up the Trail From Texas
Reviewed by Sherry Early
Up the Trail from Texas is certainly a well-written, exciting nonfiction compilation of the stories of various cowmen, trail bosses, and cowboys that Mr. Dobie interviewed personally, along with information about the real life of a trail driving cowboy and the logistics and work of a trail drive from Texas to the northern cattle markets in Kansas or Nebraska or Montana.

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