Donald E. Green is a native of the Texas Panhandle, born at Wellington and reared on a Collingsworth County ranch. He received a BA degree from Abilene Christian College, an MA from Texas Tech University, and a PhD in history from the University of Oklahoma. His primary interest is primarily in the history of Southwestern agriculture. He is the author of Land of the Underground Rain (University of Texas Press, 1973), The Creek People (Indian Tribal Series, 1973), and Rural Oklahoma (Oklahoma Historical Society, 1976). Land of the Underground Rain, a history of Texas High Plains irrigation, was awarded a Texas Institute of Letters prize in 1973.
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Foreword by Ron Tyler Acknowledgments Chapter 1: That Troublesome Hundredth Meridian Chapter 2: Cattleman's Empire Chapter 3: Search for the Promised Land Chapter 4: Wellington: The Early Years Chapter 5: East of Lutie Chapter 6: Physicians, Hospitals and Public Health Chapter 7: Farm Life and Health Seeker Chapter 8: Crime during the Great Depression Chapter 9: The New Courthouse Chapter 10: Dust Bowl Chapter 11: Early Education: Samnorwood Chapter 12: When the Boys Marched off to War Chapter 13: Johnny Comes Marching Home Chapter 14: Leaving Collinsworth County Epilogue Appendix: The Klan in the County Notes A Note on Sources Index