Bob Fudge

By Jim Russell,

Book cover of Bob Fudge: Texas Trail Driver

Book description

Hardcover book, no dust jacket as issued, 1981.

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1 author picked Bob Fudge as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Bob Fudge worked for the famous XIT, a large cattle outfit based in the Texas Panhandle, during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Bob Fudge lived an iconic cowboy life, driving cattle from Texas to Montana. He told his life story in 1932, a year before his death. I first heard about this rare book during a song intro, by western singer Ian Tyson on his Live At Longview album. Before he plays the song “Bob Fudge,” Tyson tells a story of how someone left this book on his guitar case during an earlier performance—and it captivated him. The book…

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