Graves Peeler Collection

Graves Peeler who is credited with saving the Longhorn from extinction was many things. In his lifetime he was a rancher, field inspector, range detective, game hunter, and always single. He spent hours on horseback in solitude hunting throughout Mexico, Canada, and the Western United States. He was...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Graves Peeler
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: South Texas Archives 1849
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Online Access:http://cdm16771.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p16771coll1,68
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Summary:Graves Peeler who is credited with saving the Longhorn from extinction was many things. In his lifetime he was a rancher, field inspector, range detective, game hunter, and always single. He spent hours on horseback in solitude hunting throughout Mexico, Canada, and the Western United States. He was a man of principle who did not avoid confrontations making him successful as a lawman. Peeler has left a collection or oral history by and about himself. Also included are documents and a large photograph and film collection of his hunting trips and exploration of the West.