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"In the summer of 1925, Enid Justin--daughter of H. J. Justin, founder of legendary Justin Boots--announced to her family that she was going to start her own boot company in her hometown of Nocona, Texas. The announcement shocked her family, who prophesied failure and begged her to reconsider, but thirty-one-year-old Enid's mind was made up. What followed would be a multi-decade saga of tenacity, endurance, dedication, and entrepreneurial success. This is the first biography of Enid Justin, lady bootmaker and the visionary who founded the Nocona Boot Company. Utilizing archival material, hundreds of newspaper articles from across the U. S. and beyond, and many personal interviews with Justin family members and boot company employees, The Lady Makes Boots tells the complete story of this multi-faceted woman and the growth of her small-town business to a multi-million-dollar corporation. Remembered fondly as the hard-working ""Miss Enid"", Justin led the Nocona Boot Company through a seventy-four year history that included the Great Depression, World War II, and countless other challenges. Enid Justin was a true Texas pioneer: this is her story, stitched and bound."

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"This biography of Enid Justin will be a significant addition to the growing body of work about unique women in the history of Texas. Equally important is the exploration of the historic context of the 'cowboy culture' that allowed the Texas boot industry to become a significant factor in the economic development of the state."" --Frances Vick, retired UNT Press Director, Texas Folklore Society Secretary/Editor"

This biography of Enid Justin will be a significant addition to the growing body of work about unique women in the history of Texas. Equally important is the exploration of the historic context of the 'cowboy culture' that allowed the Texas boot industry to become a significant factor in the economic development of the state. --Frances Vick, retired UNT Press Director, Texas Folklore Society Secretary/Editor

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Carol A. Lipscomb earned a Ph.D. in history while she, her husband, and their three sons lived in the small town of Nocona, Texas. Lipscomb studied the Nocona area and explored its Spanish Texas connection in collaboration with Robert S. Weddle on After the Massacre: The Violent Legacy of the San Saba Mission. Living in Nocona also led Lipscomb to the improbable story of Enid Justin and her Nocona Boot Company, a story she exhaustively researched. An independent historian, Lipscomb currently lives in Fort Worth.

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