Cordia Sloan Duke (1877–1966) contributed several articles to The Cattleman. Joe B. Frantz (1917–1993) was holder of the Walter Prescott Webb Chair in History at the University of Texas in Austin.

Joe Frantz, one of Texas' most able writers, has taken the diary of Mrs. Cordia Sloan Duke, widow of XIT's division manager, plus the terse and pithy reminiscences she collected from former XIT cowboys, and turned them into a unique, readable and realistic account of the cowboy's way of life. (New York Times Book Review) This book, with all the merit of being an organized and beautifully presented story, is more than a social history; it is source material, resting on the firm bedrock of first-hand accounts. Hence, while it joins in many libraries and collections several shelves of other cowboy books, it will always be on the top shelf with a select few that have made real contributions to the history of the American West. As a man should be measured by his own standards, and an event in terms of its own time, a book should be evaluated in relation to its purpose. By this standard, as well as by comparison with other books in its library classification, 6,000 Miles of Fence is a success. (Southwestern Historical Quarterly)

• PrefaceCordia Sloan DukeThose Who Remembered--and RecordedList of IllustrationsList of Maps1. The Ranch2. Work3. And More Work4. Fire Fighting5. Herding6. Roundup7. Stampedes8. Rustling9. Horses10. Montana11. Weather12. Sour Dough and Supplies13. The Other Side of the Draw14. Frolicking15. AfterwardsAppendix: Horses Remembered by XIT MenIndex

Cordia Sloan Duke (1877–1966) contributed several articles to The Cattleman. Joe B. Frantz (1917–1993) was holder of the Walter Prescott Webb Chair in History at the University of Texas in Austin.

Joe Frantz, one of Texas' most able writers, has taken the diary of Mrs. Cordia Sloan Duke, widow of XIT's division manager, plus the terse and pithy reminiscences she collected from former XIT cowboys, and turned them into a unique, readable and realistic account of the cowboy's way of life. (New York Times Book Review) This book, with all the merit of being an organized and beautifully presented story, is more than a social history; it is source material, resting on the firm bedrock of first-hand accounts. Hence, while it joins in many libraries and collections several shelves of other cowboy books, it will always be on the top shelf with a select few that have made real contributions to the history of the American West. As a man should be measured by his own standards, and an event in terms of its own time, a book should be evaluated in relation to its purpose. By this standard, as well as by comparison with other books in its library classification, 6,000 Miles of Fence is a success. (Southwestern Historical Quarterly)

• PrefaceCordia Sloan DukeThose Who Remembered--and RecordedList of IllustrationsList of Maps1. The Ranch2. Work3. And More Work4. Fire Fighting5. Herding6. Roundup7. Stampedes8. Rustling9. Horses10. Montana11. Weather12. Sour Dough and Supplies13. The Other Side of the Draw14. Frolicking15. AfterwardsAppendix: Horses Remembered by XIT MenIndex

Cordia Sloan Duke (1877–1966) contributed several articles to The Cattleman. Joe B. Frantz (1917–1993) was holder of the Walter Prescott Webb Chair in History at the University of Texas in Austin.

Joe Frantz, one of Texas' most able writers, has taken the diary of Mrs. Cordia Sloan Duke, widow of XIT's division manager, plus the terse and pithy reminiscences she collected from former XIT cowboys, and turned them into a unique, readable and realistic account of the cowboy's way of life. (New York Times Book Review) This book, with all the merit of being an organized and beautifully presented story, is more than a social history; it is source material, resting on the firm bedrock of first-hand accounts. Hence, while it joins in many libraries and collections several shelves of other cowboy books, it will always be on the top shelf with a select few that have made real contributions to the history of the American West. As a man should be measured by his own standards, and an event in terms of its own time, a book should be evaluated in relation to its purpose. By this standard, as well as by comparison with other books in its library classification, 6,000 Miles of Fence is a success. (Southwestern Historical Quarterly)

• PrefaceCordia Sloan DukeThose Who Remembered--and RecordedList of IllustrationsList of Maps1. The Ranch2. Work3. And More Work4. Fire Fighting5. Herding6. Roundup7. Stampedes8. Rustling9. Horses10. Montana11. Weather12. Sour Dough and Supplies13. The Other Side of the Draw14. Frolicking15. AfterwardsAppendix: Horses Remembered by XIT MenIndex