New biography tells story of family ranch history in Depression era Brown County, Texas.

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 23, 2008 -- About The Book

West Texas is scattered with abandoned ranch houses and ghost towns. The people who live there and their life stories are fading--blowing away with the wind as buildings collapse and Western heroes die. A Few Good Horses is a gritty account of ranch life from the mid-nineteenth century through The Great Depression as seen through the eyes of the Burns family. Dreams change into a desperate struggle for survival. Some family members are defeated by hard times while others rise to become heroes and saints.

The book follows four of these French- an inspirational pursuit of the.
About The Author

Pierce Burns is a writer, photographer, and retired chemical engineer. The holder of eight US & 12 foreign patents, Pierce is Co-Founder & President of Texas Documentary Photographers, and a member of the Writers’ League of Texas. The author divides his time between Austin and the ranch his family began in 1873. Concluding ten years of research, A Few Good Horses is his first book.

For more information:
www.pierceburns.com

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