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H. H. Halsell
Harry Hurrinden Halsell (October 1, 1860 - February 3, 1957) was an American cattle rancher in North Texas and Oklahoma.
Born in Clarksville, Texas, the son of Texas rancher James Thompson Halsell...view moreHarry Hurrinden Halsell (October 1, 1860 - February 3, 1957) was an American cattle rancher in North Texas and Oklahoma.
Born in Clarksville, Texas, the son of Texas rancher James Thompson Halsell and Maria Louise (Trimble), he was also prolific writer of books about ranching life, including Cowboys and Cattleland (1937); Memories of Old Chisholm Trail (1939); Romance of the West (1939); Ranger (1942); Prairie Flower (1943); The Old Cimmaron (1944); and Trailing On (1945).
Halsell and his second wife, Ruth Eleanor Shanks on, raised two sons and four daughters, one of whom, Grace Halsell (1923-2000), also became a renowned author and journalist.
Halsell died in Fort Worth, Texas in 1957 at the age of 96.view less