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In the early 1890s, while she assisted her father in his [[newspaper]] work in Claude, she met Charles Goodnight (1836-1929) and his first wife, Mary Ann. In 1935, six years after Goodnight's death, she wrote ''The No-Gun Man of Texas,'' a [[novel]]-ized [[biography]] of the legendary [[cattle]]man, former co-owner with [[John George Adair]] of the [[JA Ranch]]. Her research into life stories of old-timers led to ''Short Grass and Longhorns'' (Norman, [[Oklahoma]]]: [[University of Oklahoma]] Press, 1943) and ''Light 'n Hitch'' (1958). For more than thirty years, Hamner wrote features for ''The Amarillo Globe-News.'' She appeared weekly on radio to discuss life during early Panhandle times.<ref name="hbook"/>​

In the early 1890s, while she assisted her father in his [[newspaper]] work in Claude, she met Charles Goodnight (1836-1929) and his first wife, Mary Ann. In 1935, six years after Goodnight's death, she wrote ''The No-Gun Man of Texas,'' a [[novel]]-ized [[biography]] of the legendary [[cattle]]man, former co-owner with [[John George Adair]] of the [[JA Ranch]]. Her research into life stories of old-timers led to ''Short Grass and Longhorns'' (Norman, [[Oklahoma]]]: [[University of Oklahoma]] Press, 1943) and ''Light 'n Hitch'' (1958). For more than thirty years, Hamner wrote features for ''The Amarillo Globe-News.'' She appeared weekly on radio to discuss life during early Panhandle times.<ref name="hbook"/>​

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In 1947, she published in ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' an article about Matthew "Bones" Hooks (1867–1951), an [[African-American]] [[cowboy]] from Amarillo. Born to former slaves, Hooks was only semiliterate but had an historical consciousness. He crossed the West Texas plains, broke [[horse]]s, and handled the remudas on cattle drives, later settling into life as a townsman. Hooks became a leader of the black community in Amarillo and the High Plains. He established one of the first black churches in West Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bones+Hooks:+Pioneer+Negro+Cowboy-a0155039526|title=''Bones" Hooks: Pioneer Negro Cowboy''|publisher=Free Online Library|accessdate=December 14, 2019}}</ref>​

In 1947, she published in ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' an article about Matthew "Bones" Hooks (1867–1951), an [[African-American]] [[cowboy]] from Amarillo. Born to former slaves, Hooks was only semiliterate but had an historical consciousness. He crossed the West Texas plains, broke [[horse]]s, and handled the remudas on cattle drives, later settling into life as a townsman. Hooks became a leader of the black community in Amarillo and the High Plains. He established one of the first black churches in West Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Bones+Hooks:+Pioneer+Negro+Cowboy-a0155039526|title="Bones" Hooks: Pioneer Negro Cowboy''|publisher=Free Online Library|accessdate=December 14, 2019}}</ref>​

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==Later years==​

==Later years==​