Erickson's articles and essays have been published in 
Texas Highways, Oklahoma Today, Livestock Weekly, The 
Dallas Morning News, and American Cowboy. They 
are arranged by Place; From Buffalo to Cattle; The Cowboy; 
Cowboy Tools; Ranch and Rodeo; Animals; and This and That. 
Many of the pieces are anecdotal, based on Erickson's 
experiences and observations on ranches. Others required some 
research and are more historical. Some are essays in which 
Erickson views contemporary life through the lens of cowboying. 
But all of them are vintage master storyteller Erickson, told 
with humor and thoughtfulness.

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JOHN R. ERICKSON was raised in Perryton, Texas. After graduating 
from the University of Texas he studied at Harvard Divinity School. 
He is author of the nationally known Hank the Cowdog 
series, as well as several nonfiction works, and with Frankie
McWhorter, Cowboy Fiddler in Bob Wills' Band. He lives 
with his family on his ranch in the Texas Panhandle.


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