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Cowboys, gentlemen & cattle thieves [[electronic resource] ] : ranching on the western frontier / / Warren M. Elofson



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Autore: Elofson W. M Visualizza persona
Titolo: Cowboys, gentlemen & cattle thieves [[electronic resource] ] : ranching on the western frontier / / Warren M. Elofson Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Montréal ; ; Ithaca [N.Y.], : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2000
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (222 p.)
Disciplina: 971.2/02
Soggetto topico: 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
Soggetto geografico: Prairie Provinces History
Provinces des Prairies Histoire
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-196) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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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ISBN: 1-282-85890-4
9786612858901
0-7735-6873-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910783402003321
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