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Maverick : the American name that became a legend
- Title
- Maverick : the American name that became a legend / Lewis F. Fisher.
- Author
- Fisher, Lewis F.
- Publication
- San Antonio, Texas : Trinity University Press, [2017]
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Details
- Description
- x, 181 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- "A historical account of the man who unwittingly inspired the term 'maverick,' the family it's derived from, the cowboys who embraced it as an adjective meaning rakish and independent, the curious inquirers intrigued by the stories, and the appropriators who have borrowed it for political fame"--
- Alternative Title
- American name that became a legend
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Will the real Sam Maverick please stand up? -- Sam, the original maverick -- True grit -- A cattle deal with an ex-pirate -- Texas longhorns on the loose -- Cattle drive to conquista -- Tales around the campfire -- Fallout from Grover Cleveland -- The Maverick gene -- Maury Maverick and gobbledygook -- James Garner, John McCain, and the Ford Motor Company -- Maverick meets Poddy and Scrubber.
- Call Number
- JFD 18-1064
- ISBN
- 9781595348388
- 1595348387
- 9781595348425
- 1595348425
- LCCN
- 2017053264
- OCLC
- 1005600011
- Author
- Fisher, Lewis F., author.
- Title
- Maverick : the American name that became a legend / Lewis F. Fisher.
- Publisher
- San Antonio, Texas : Trinity University Press, [2017]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 18-1064