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The Ben Lilly Legend
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Description for The Ben Lilly Legend
paperback. Series: The J. Frank Dobie. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 381. Weight in Grams: 331.
The Ben Lilly Legend brings back to life a great American hunter—the greatest bear hunter in history after Davy Crockett, by his own account and also by the record. J. Frank Dobie met Lilly and was so struck by this extraordinary man that he collected everything he could find about him.
Lilly was born in Alabama in 1856, followed the bear and the panther westward through Mississippi and Louisiana to Texas, leaving a trail of stories about his prowess as a hunter and his goodness as a man. He was at one time "chief huntsman" to Teddy Roosevelt, hunted in Texas ... Read more
Here are all the stories Ben Lilly told and a great many more Frank Dobie heard about him, put together in a fresh and fascinating contribution to American folklore.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
The J. Frank Dobie
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9780292707283
SKU
V9780292707283
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99-50
About Dobie
J. Frank Dobie was a folklorist and author of many books about Texas life and culture.
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