Up To My Armpits: Adventures Of A West Texas Veterinarian
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Dons Book Store.
Marathon,Texas: Iron Mountain Press, 2002. 349 Pages. March 2003 Edition. Tight square book with no marks or stamps. A used with some wear showing to the cover edges and corners.Interior text pages are white and flawless. The author studied vertinary medicine at Texas A & M after returning from duty with the U.S. Marines in the Pacific Theatre. He desribes his vet workas a fire engine practice a term used to describe those who went from place to place, day and night to alleviate the pain and suffering of animals. It was often a blood, sweat,and tears job as most of the liestock were raised as a means of livelihood. He worked in the part of West Texas known as the Trans-Pecos that extended from the Pecos River to the east, the Rio Grande River to the south and west, and the New Mexico state lline to the north. That was cow county so he was porimarily a cow doctor and most of his stories have to do with cattle. Most all of the cattle were Herefords and the area was well known for the hgh quality cattle promoted by the Highland Hereford Breeders' Association. One rancher had a herd of pourebred Longhorns and some Harolais. Most ranchers kept milk cows, usually Jerseys. The cross breed Hereford-Brahma and Angus-Brahma became popular. There a couple of hundred short stories scattered through Eleven Chapters: Introduction, Background, Arrival, The Early Years, Drouth-Drought, Shortly After the Drouth, Up to My Armpits, Some Memorable Workdays, The Veterinarians's Family Pets, Prime Years, Shadows and Hints of Tetirement and Relections. This biography of more than 200 stories is filled with the names of the people he wroked with. Ranchers, businessmen, friends, acquaintances. families. . Second Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Baize, Wayne. 6" X 9".

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Idaho Youth Ranch Books [53591016], Boise, ID, U.S.A.
A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (However the dust cover may be missing). Pages can include considerable notes--in pen or highlighter--but the notes cannot obscure the text. Book may be a price cutter or have a remainder mark.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Half Price Books Inc, TX, Dallas, [RE:5].
Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, and may not include cd-rom or access codes. Customer service is our top priority! Paperback.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, HPB-Diamond, TX, Dallas, [RE:4].
Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, and may not include cd-rom or access codes. Customer service is our top priority! Paperback.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, plus shipping, Shipping area: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Idaho Youth Ranch Books, ID, Boise, [RE:3].
Trade paperback.