The crowns of cowboy hats in the 1880s were sometimes creased by their
owners and sometimes left uncreased and round-topped. Texans generally left
their hats uncreased and round-topped. (I have one hat that was creased by a
combination rain/sleet storm).

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Author of seven novels featuring the adventures of Deputy U.S. Marshal Merlin Fanshaw, Stan Lynde is a fourth-generation native Montanan and the creator, author, and artist of two highly acclaimed syndicated cartoon strips, Rick O'Shay and Latigo. He lives in Helena, Montana, with his wife, Lynda.