{"product_id":"gainesville-and-cooke-county-shana-powell-9781531604905","title":"Gainesville and Cooke County","description":"Cooke County, Texas, located in the north central part of the state, has a richly varied history. Those who first entered the area-Native Americans, gold seekers headed for California, army officials, and settlers-discovered a raw, unspoiled land. Eyewitness accounts speak of \"grass that was as high as a man's head,\" and indeed, the land was rich for farming and ranching. In 1841, W.S. Peters and associates signed their first contract with the Republic of Texas, which provided that within three years they would bring six hundred families into what came to be known as the Peters Colony. In 1848, the state legislature created Cooke County, named for a hero of the Texas War for Independence. Over the next 150 years, the area changed dramatically. The stagecoach arrived in 1858, and conveyed freight, passengers, and mail. The Civil War presented economic and social difficulties that had to be overcome. Two major cattle trails flanked Cooke County, and cowboys roared into Gainesville to visit the saloons, get supplies, gamble, and visit the \"soiled doves.\" The discovery of oil, and the resultant wealth that it brought, forever altered the face of the county.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shana Powell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1531604900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531604905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d","brand":"Shana Powell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43936670155007,"sku":"9781531604905","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4f8b5fc1-b3c5-4e73-85be-ad3ab157574f.jpg?v=1681426310","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gainesville-and-cooke-county-shana-powell-9781531604905","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}