| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
96040038 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1574410245 (alk. paper) |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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| Geographic area code |
n-us-tx |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
AJMA |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
F392.P168 |
| Item number |
E75 1997 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
976.48063092 Eri |
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B |
| Item number |
15 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
976.48063092 Eri |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Erickson, John R. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
LZ cowboy : |
| Remainder of title |
a cowboy's journal, 1979-1981 / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
by John R. Erickson ; photographs by Kris Erickson. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Denton : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
University of North Texas Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
1997. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xiii, 181 p. ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
Western life series ; |
| Volume number/sequential designation |
no. 3 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
This contemporary "log of a cowboy," to borrow a term from Andy Adams, reveals the daily life of a cowboy during the years 1979-1981. "I came up one steer short, 158 instead of 159. I rode through them again and got another count, the same: 158. So I went back to the junkyard. This time, l walked it afoot, checking out every hiding place. I drove the steers out into the open. Still one short. Then I happened to look around and saw a steer peeking out over the steering.; Wheel of one of the wrecked cars. He was inside the car and appeared ready to drive off." Cowboying on the LZ Ranch in the Texas Panhandle did have its lighter moments. In fact, humor was sometimes all that kept John Erickson and the Ellzey family going as they struggled through a depressed cattle market, drought, sickness, injuries, and West Texas weather:. "The temperature at noon was down to five degrees and the chill factor was minus thirty-seven. That is killing.; Cold. It wasn't a fit day to be out, so naturally we went out to feed cattle. I wore my wool long johns, with six layers of clothes above the waist and three below. My outer shell was my big cowhide coat. We drove through the steers on wheat pasture in the morning. There really wasn't much we could do but Lawrence can't stand to sit around in a nice warm house while his cattle are out there suffering. If we couldn't make them comfortable, at least we could suffer with.; Them." |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) |
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| Local note |
81831 |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Erickson, John R. |
| Dates associated with a name |
1943- |
| General subdivision |
Diaries |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Cowboys |
| Geographic subdivision |
Texas |
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Texas Panhandle |
| General subdivision |
Diaries |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Texas Panhandle (Tex.) |
| General subdivision |
Social life and customs |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Relator code |
Ill. |
| Personal name |
Erickson, Kris |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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| Koha item type |
900 - 999 |