They Call Me Old Blue - Lewis, Preston
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Old Blue, Texas' most revered longhorn, worked for rancher Charles Goodnight. But Blue has almost been forgotten by history. In 1998 a mysterious old manuscript was discovered by Preston Lewis. Now Mr. Lewis shares the manuscript, Blue's "autobiography," with readers for the first time. In this story, we learn that a few great specimens like Old Blue built the cattle empire. As Blue puts it, "The cowboys who rode with me claim they did all the work. They're wrong." With Old Blue, Spur Award-winner Preston Lewis launches a new series. Also available, the second Animal Legends book - "Blanca is My Name: Or How I Saved the Buffalo on the Texas Plains."…mehr

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Old Blue, Texas' most revered longhorn, worked for rancher Charles Goodnight. But Blue has almost been forgotten by history. In 1998 a mysterious old manuscript was discovered by Preston Lewis. Now Mr. Lewis shares the manuscript, Blue's "autobiography," with readers for the first time. In this story, we learn that a few great specimens like Old Blue built the cattle empire. As Blue puts it, "The cowboys who rode with me claim they did all the work. They're wrong." With Old Blue, Spur Award-winner Preston Lewis launches a new series. Also available, the second Animal Legends book - "Blanca is My Name: Or How I Saved the Buffalo on the Texas Plains."
Autorenporträt
Preston Lewis is the award-winning author of more than fifty western, historical, juvenile, and nonfiction works. In 2021 he was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters for his literary achievements. Western Writers of America (WWA) has honored Lewis with three Spur Awards, one for best article, another for best western novel and a third in 2025 for juvenile nonfiction. He has received ten Will Rogers Medallion Awards (six gold, two silver and two bronze) for written western humor, short stories, short nonfiction, and traditional Western novel.Lewis is a past president of WWA and the West Texas Historical Association, which has named him a fellow. He holds a bachelor's degree from Baylor University and a master's degree from Ohio State University, both in journalism. Additionally, he has a second master's degree in history from Angelo State University. He lives in San Angelo, Texas, with wife Harriet Kocher Lewis.