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\nWritten with Fire  \nTHE STORY OF CATTLE BRANDSEdna Hoffman EvansIllustrated with Diagrams  \nA cattle brand is a rancher’s way of saying,\"Hands off!This critter belongs to me.\"But cattle brands are more than marks ofownership;they are part of the folkloreof the American West,and behind themlie fascinating tales.  \nThis lively book tells the history ofbrands,first introduced to the New Worldby Cortes,used today on working ranches,Indian reservations,and dude ranches.  \nThe author provides a clear explana-tion of how to read the language of brands—a code that is the cowboy's own,but onethat is easy for anyone to decipher.Shegives instructions on how to design abrand,and a wealth of information aboutfamous brands belonging to such men asJohn Chisholm,Stephen Austin,andTheodore Roosevelt.There is,for example,the amusing story of Samuel A.Maverickwhose lack of a brand has become legend,and some spirited yarns about cattle rustlerswho attempted to trick ranchers by forgingbrands.  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