HANG ON TO YOUR HATS... as this autobiography of local cattleman Phil Stadtler will take you on a wild ride! True to its title, I Made A Lot of Tracks, Phil takes you on a journey from his early beginnings in the San Antone Valley located in the middle of the Costal Range near Livermore to South of the Border where he was one of the first cattlemen to start crossing thousands of cattle over the Mexico border to the US.

He’ll have you laughing with his down to earth summation of the situations he’s been in, and the places he’s seen. You’ll be surprised by some of the people he’s met and the myriad of stories about his infamous cattle and land trades. He’ll also share with you how he made and lost millions of dollars in the cattle industry. The book will tug at your heart when he talks about the love of his family and his only true partner, his late wife Lois. It is an amazing story and you’ll find it hard to put this book down!

Once one of the largest land owners in Stanislaus County, Phil, now 87, still makes his home at the family ranch in Hilmar, CA.

I Made A Lot of Tracks Hardback Book 310 pages includes pictures