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A Southern Lady in Cow Country: A Love Story

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Availability:In StockContributor:Lucy Foster Miller, Beth FrancellTheme:Cultural Region/Southwest U.S., Topical/FamilyPublish date:5/26/2026Pages:164
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Heather FrancellISBN-13:9781959600107ISBN-10:1959600109UPC:9781959600107Book Category:History, Family & Relationships, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:United States, Family History & Genealogy, WritingBook Topic:State & Local, Nonfiction (Incl. Memoirs)Size:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.35 inchesWeight:0.227Product ID:SC6JCJNGSF

In August 1923 Lucy Conoly Foster, from Marlin, Texas and with a degree from the University of Texas in hand and a job there with the Package Loan Library, bought a Ford Model T for a driving adventure west. Accompanied by her mother and two friends she arrived in Fort Davis, Texas after five days on the road. There she met and fell in love with Espy Miller, a cowboy and aspiring rancher.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Heather FrancellISBN-13:9781959600107ISBN-10:1959600109UPC:9781959600107Book Category:History, Family & Relationships, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:United States, Family History & Genealogy, WritingBook Topic:State & Local, Nonfiction (Incl. Memoirs)Size:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.35 inchesWeight:0.227Product ID:SC6JCJNGSF
Miller, Lucy Foster: - Lucy Foster Miller was a writer and active member of the Fort Davis community.Francell, Beth: - Beth Francell, the oldest grandchild of Lucy and Espy Miller, was raised in Midland but spent time in Fort Davis with her Lucy, especially after Espy died. She graduated with honors from the University of Texas, was a founding member of the Wichita County Heritage Society using her talents to create state historic markers for Wichita Falls. She was the founding Director of the Ferrill-Wilson Museum, a living history farm, in Plano, Texas. She attended the School of Landscape Architecture at the University of Texas at Arlington and in 1996 she and her husband purchased her grandparent's historic home in Fort Davis. For twenty-five years, following Lucy's love of gardening, she owned REBloom Designs. Currently, when not researching family history and gardening, she pursues her other passion, painting in pastel.
Publisher: Heather Francell

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