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UNINA9910821427103321 |
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Autore |
Elofson W. M |
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Cowboys, gentlemen & cattle thieves : ranching on the western frontier / / Warren M. Elofson |
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Montreal ; ; Ithaca [N.Y.], : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-85890-4 |
9786612858901 |
0-7735-6873-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (222 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ranch life - Prairie Provinces - History |
Ranching - Prairie Provinces - History |
Frontier and pioneer life - Prairie Provinces |
Ranching - Provinces des Prairies - Histoire |
Vie des pionniers - Provinces des Prairies |
Prairie Provinces History |
Provinces des Prairies Histoire |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-196) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- The Ranching Industry: An Overview -- The Old World and the New -- Frontiersmanship -- Nature’s Fury -- Two-Legged Predators -- The Evolution of Technique -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Prostitution, gunfights, barroom brawls and cattle rustling - while prevailing images from the American old West - have typically been absent from histories of the Canadian frontier. In Cowboys, Gentlemen, and Cattle Thieves Warren Elofson demonstrates th |
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