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Dancin' in Anson
Paul H. Carlson
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Description for Dancin' in Anson
Series: Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; ASDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
In the 1880s, there wasn't much in Anson, Texas, in the way of entertainment for the area’s cowhands. But Star Hotel operator M. G. Rhodes changed that when he hosted a Grand Ball the weekend before Christmas. A restless traveling salesman, rancher, and poet from New York named William Lawrence Chittenden, a guest at the Star Hotel, was so impressed with the soiree that he penned his observances in the poem “The Cowboys’ Christmas Ball.”
Re-enacted annually since 1934 based on Chittenden’s poem, the contemporary dances attract people from coast to coast, from Canada, and from across Europe and ... Read more
In the 1880s, there wasn't much in Anson, Texas, in the way of entertainment for the area’s cowhands. But Star Hotel operator M. G. Rhodes changed that when he hosted a Grand Ball the weekend before Christmas. A restless traveling salesman, rancher, and poet from New York named William Lawrence Chittenden, a guest at the Star Hotel, was so impressed with the soiree that he penned his observances in the poem “The Cowboys’ Christmas Ball.”
Re-enacted annually since 1934 based on Chittenden’s poem, the contemporary dances attract people from coast to coast, from Canada, and from across Europe and ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest
Number of Pages
176
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Texas, United States
ISBN
9780896728912
SKU
V9780896728912
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About Paul H. Carlson
Paul H. Carlson is emeritus professor of history at Texas Tech University, USA. He has published numerous books and articles, is a member of the Texas Institute of Letters and the Philosophical Society of Texas, and a Fellow of the Texas State Historical Association and the West Texas Historical Association. He lives with his wife Ellen in Lubbock County, Texas, ... Read more
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