The ranchers / 
by the editors of Time-Life Books ; with text by Ogden Tanner. 
 - 240 pages :  illustrations (some color), maps ;  29 cm. 
 - The Old West .
 - Old West (Alexandria, Va.) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-237) and index. 
<br/><br/>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!" 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>77085283  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ranch life--History.--West (U.S.)<br/>Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)<br/>Ranch life.<br/>Frontier and pioneer life.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>West (U.S.)--History.<br/>West (U.S.)--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F596  / .T52 1977