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In their efforts to provide a sufficiency of water where there was not one, men have resorted to every expedient from prayer to dynamite. The story of their efforts is, on the whole, one of pathos and tragedy, of a few successes and many failures

Walter Prescott Webb

Historically the buffalo had more influence on man than all other Plains animals combined. It was life, food, raiment, and shelter to the Indians. The buffalo and the Plains Indians lived together, and together passed away. The year 1876 marks practically the end of both.

Walter Prescott Webb

Walter Prescott Webb

Walter Prescott Webb

Born: April 3, 1888

Died: March 8, 1963 (aged 74)

Bio: Walter Prescott Webb was an American historian noted for his groundbreaking work on the American West. As president of the Texas State Historical Association, he launched the project that produced the Handbook of Texas.

Known for:

The Great Plains (1931)
The Texas Rangers (1935)
The great frontier (1952)
The story of the Texas Rangers (1957)
Flat Top, a Story of Modern Ranching (1960)

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