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Narrates how John Stetson left his family's hatmaking business in New Jersey to join goldminers in the West, and designed a hat that became popular among cowboys.
By Laurie Carlson and Holly Meade (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780789424792 | Dk Pub, April 1, 1998, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: The story of John Stetson and how he came to create the most popular hat west of the Mississippi

Paperback:

9780789426574 | Reprint edition (Dk Pub, June 1, 2000), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Narrates how John Stetson left his family's hatmaking business in New Jersey to join goldminers in the West, and designed a hat that became popular among cowboys.

Prebinding:

9780613284271 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Narrates how John Stetson left his family's hatmaking business in New Jersey to join goldminers in the West, and designed a hat that became popular among cowboys.

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A hatmaker's son must head West in order to save his ailing lungs and invents a new hat perfect for the rugged outdoor life he finds in the West and perfect for watering a thirsty horse--the ten-gallon hat.
By Mary Blount Christian and Ib Ohlsson (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780027184655 | Atheneum, July 1, 1992, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Describes the life of master hatter John Stetson, from his boyhood apprenticeship under his father to his conquest of the American West with his design for the perfect cowboy hat

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