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The ranchers / by the editors of Time-Life Books ; with text by Ogden Tanner.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Old West (Alexandria, Va.)Publisher: Alexandria, Virginia : Time-Life Books, [1977]Copyright date: ©1977Description: 240 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • F596 .T52 1977
Contents:
A life carved out of the plains -- Battling the odds and the elements -- A wave of woollybacks -- War over land and water -- Bluebloods and big money in the Badlands -- "Behold our ditches!"
Summary: Describes in text and illustrations the development of large ranches in the western plains, the impact of these establishments on the economy of the area, their organization, and some famous ranches and their owners.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Status Barcode
Books Books St. Thomas Becket Library General 978.02 TAN Available 1987

Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-237) and index.

A life carved out of the plains -- Battling the odds and the elements -- A wave of woollybacks -- War over land and water -- Bluebloods and big money in the Badlands -- "Behold our ditches!"

Describes in text and illustrations the development of large ranches in the western plains, the impact of these establishments on the economy of the area, their organization, and some famous ranches and their owners.

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