I am Shanghai Pierce, Webster in Cattle, by God, Sir."" And, in
truth, he was. Part rascal, part gentleman, part poseur, part just
himself - of all the colorful Texas figures following the Civil War
none was as loud, garish, and funny as Shanghai Pierce, who left
Rhode Island penniless and became one of the Big Pasture Men of
southern Texas. At six foot, four, Shanghai Pierce was big, rich,
and selfish, but he could also be kind. His cunning was seldom
matched, and business, whether it involved a quarter-million-dollar
loan or a twenty-five cent pair of socks, was his lifeblood. In
re-creating the life of Abel Head (""Shanghai"") Pierce, Chris
Emmett unfolds the entire dramatic spectacle of the time and place
in which Pierce lived. An arresting figure, Pierce was a symbol of
his era. His statue, which he himself erected in Hawley, Texas, is
still a perfect memorial to, and a reminder of, westward-moving
America. Shanghai Pierce was a man who pulled up his roots and fled
to the West, where he found there was ample room and opportunity.
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