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Buckaroos in Paradise: Ranching Culture in Northern Nevada, 1945-1982
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Item Title
"I Was Born in Kermit, Texas"
Author/Creator
Narrator: Nichols, Jesse "Tex"
Fleischhauer, Carl
Wilson, William A., interviewers.
Created/Published
May 09,1981
Notes
Jesse "Tex" Nichols reminisces about his preference for the farm-type work that he has done as a ranchhand in northern Nevada.
Tex Nichols came to the valley from another part of the country, but, unlike Chuck Wheelock, he did not leave another lifestyle behind. His father earned his living "running" horses -- trapping wild horses in the desert -- and brought his family to Nevada from Texas when Tex was three years old. Tex served in the Marines in World War II and in the Army in Korea. Since the Korean War he has worked as a ranch hand throughout northern Nevada.
This autobiographical sketch includes Tex's preference for "farm" rather than horseback work. Evidence of his affinity with machines may be heard in his discussion of operating "The Baler".
Subject
Activities
Farming
Buckarooing
Ethnography
Interviews
Ninety-Six Ranch
Object Type
Medium
Audio
Language
English
Call Number
NV81-CF-R11
Digital ID
afc96ran 015
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc96ran.015