Cimarron Chronicles: Saga of the Open Range

By Carrie Schmoker Anshutz and M.W. "Doc" AnshutzEdited by LaDonna Meyers This book contains the story of Doc and Carrie Anshutz and their experiences on the prairies of Southwest Kansas and the Oklahoma Panhandle in the years from 1879 to the turn of the century. The first part of the book is Carrie's story... about how she came with her family to Southwest Kansas a child of ten. She writes of the adventure, heartbreaks and good times she experienced growing up on the Kansas prairie.The second part of the book is Doc's story. He came to this raw country a boy of 15. He tried various lines of work, but ended up a cowboy on the vast open range that encompassed southwest Kansas, northwest Oklahoma and the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles.Follow Doc through endless hours in the saddle and share in his day to day life that was full of adventure. Laugh at the antics of his cowboy companions and ride along as they flee a tornado or control a stampede.This well-written account of these two interesting lives is entertaining as well as informative.