J. Frank Dobie
Author
1888 – 1964
Who was J. Frank Dobie?
James Frank Dobie was an American folklorist, writer, and newspaper columnist best known for many books depicting the richness and traditions of life in rural Texas during the days of the open range. As a public figure, he was known in his lifetime for his outspoken liberal views against Texas state politics, and for his long personal war against what he saw as bragging Texans, religious prejudice, restraints on individual liberty, and the assault of the mechanized world on the human spirit. He was instrumental in the saving of the Texas Longhorn breed of cattle from extinction.
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- Born
- Sep 26, 1888
Live Oak County - Spouses
- Bertha McKee
(1916 - )
- Bertha McKee
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Southwestern University
- Columbia University
- Employment
- University of Texas at Austin
- Lived in
- Austin
- Texas
- Died
- Sep 18, 1964
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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