Interview with Louis Edgar Turcotte, Jr., a rancher from Sarita, Texas, regarding his family history, education, life as a rancher, cattle dipping, career as a foremen of the Kenedy Ranch, and oil drilling in the area.
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Interview with Louis Edgar Turcotte, Jr., a rancher from Sarita, Texas, regarding his family history, education, life as a rancher, cattle dipping, career as a foremen of the Kenedy Ranch, and oil drilling in the area.
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UNT Oral Histories
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Jenkins, Floyd & Turcotte, Louis Edgar, Jr.Oral History Interview with Louis Edgar Turcotte, Jr., February 4, 1988,
book,
February 4, 1988;
Denton, TX.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2155596/:
accessed May 22, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Oral History Program.