Oil, Taxes, and Cats: A History of the Devitt Family and the Mallet Ranch

by David J. Murrah

Book Overview

Many of the great Texas ranches established during the cattle boom of the 1880s became immediate business successes, but as time passed, many of them failed. Oil, Taxes, and Cats is the story of one of the survivors and of the family that kept it alive. David Mantz DeVitt, a young New York newspaperman, came to Texas in 1880 and became co-owner of the Mallet Ranch in 1895. Although he lacked practical experience in the livestock business, DeVitt managed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896724603
• ISBN13: 9780896724600
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Length: 247 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"