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C. L. Fallwell
Dwayne Towell
At the age of nine Claude began a new chapter in a life full of exploits as his family trekkedfrom Wise County to Greer County Texas to homestead, unaware that sixty years later thissame event would open another chapter of his life. C. L. Fallwell the Old Man from the Countryis a humorous and autobiographical look at a “go getter” of a man full of adventure and storiesto tell. With stories spanning a lifetime he narrates chapter after chapter of frontier-livingaround the turn of the century. Claude’s boyhood experiences include river crossings, bull-fights, homesteading north ofMangum, Oklahoma, ranching, farming, Indian encounters, school teachers, hunting, being“man of the house” and running away from home. In his teen years he goes “up the trail” oncattle drives and is “promoted” to ca...