| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 39.4

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Book Review

Charles Goodnight: Father of the Texas Panhandle. Volume 21, in Oklahoma Western Biographies Series. By William T. Hagan (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2007, vii + 147 pp. Illustrations, maps, index. $26.95.)

William T. Hagan takes readers on a fascinating journey through the magnificent, though barbaric, world of the cattle kingdom and the life of a genuine Texas original, Charles Goodnight. Perhaps no individual cast a longer shadow over the history and landscape of the Texas Panhandle than Charlie Goodnight. Thus, Hagan has undertaken a tall task, bringing his subject out of the shadows that shroud legends and revealing him in the light that reflects historical reality and truth. Picking up where biographer J. Evetts Haley left off almost six decades ago, Hagan offers a reveling tale of Goodnight the ranger, Indian fighter, cattle drover, and trail blazer. All readers, whether scholars or lay persons, will delight in the portrait of the grizzled, cigar-chewing curmudgeon with a penchant for colorful and even creative profanity. They will also enjoy the sensitive and poignant portrayal of the lesser known figure: kind and loving husband, considerate trail boss, and benevolent philanthropist whose largesse stretched as far as the open ranges of West Texas.

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