In 1865, with one hundred dollars, John B. Stetson rented a small room, bought the tools he needed and ten dollars worth of fur, and founded the John B. Stetson Hat Company. A year later, the
original hat of the West, the famous Boss of the Plains,” was born, and the name Stetson was on its way to becoming the mark of quality. Today the Stetson hat factory in Garland, Texas, is
one of the largest in the country and produces a line of hats including hundreds of different styles and colors. In this complete visual history Stetson: One Hundred Fifty Years traces
the story of the John B. Stetson Company and the journey that resulted in it becoming the mark of quality for hats, the essence of the spirit of the American West, and an icon of everyday
American lifestyle worn by cowboys, notable personalities in the world of fashion, and celebrities such as Tom Mix, John Wayne, Johnny Depp, and countless others.
