Cowboys, Ranchers and the Cattle Business: Cross-Border Perspectives on Ranching History
Edited by Simon M. Evans, , Sarah Carter, and , Bill Yeo
$29.95 CAD / $29.95 USD (S)
246 pages, 56 illustrations
6 x 9 inches
Hardback: 155238019X
Paperback: 978-1-55238-019-2
Library PDF: 978-1-55238-319-3
OUT OF PRINT
Cowboys, Ranchers and the Cattle Business is an easily accessible and comprehensive collection of contemporary study about the Canadian ranching frontier.
This collection provides an excellent perspective on the historiography of the range, drawing from topics such as Wild West shows, artistic depictions of the cowboy, and the economic and practical aspects of early cattle ranching. Written by academics, ranchers, poets, and cowboys from diverse backgrounds, this collection contains a wide range of perspectives and insights.
Cowboys, Ranchers and the Cattle Business makes an important contribution to the study of the ranching frontier and will continue to be of value to researchers and readers of western history, plains studies, and historical geography.
About the Editors
Simon Evans is a former Professor of Geography at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Sarah Carter teaches history at the Univerisity of Alberta.
Bill Yeo has retired from his position as Senior Historian and Chief of Historical and Archaeological Research for Parks Canada.
With Contributions By: Simon M. Evans, Terry G. Jordan-Bychov, Brian W. Dippie, Alan B. McCullough, Joy Oetelaar, Warren M. Elofson, Henry C. Klassen, Max Foran, Lorain Lounsberry, Richard W. Slatta, Sarah Carter, and Bill Yeo
Praise for Cowboys, Ranchers, and the Cattle Business:
Insights that deserve to be read and considered.
—Paul Voisey, Great Plains Quarterly
Table of Contents
Introduction
Simon M. Evans
Does the Border Matter? Cattle Ranching and the 49th Parallel
Terry G. Jordan-Bychov
Charles M. Russell, Cowboy Culture, and the Canadian Connection
Brian W. Dippie
Not an Old Cowhand—Fred Stimson and the Bar U Ranch
Alan B. McCullough
George Lane: From Cowboy to Cattle King
Joy Oetelaar
Tenderfoot to Rider: Learning "Cowboying" on the Canadian Ranching Frontier during the 1880s
Simon M. Evans
The Untaimed Canadian Ranching Frontier, 1874–1914
Warren M. Elofson
A Century of Ranching at the Rocking P and Bar S
Henry C. Klassen
The Impact of the Depression on the Grazing Lease Policy in Alberta
Max Foran
Wild West Shows and the Canadian West
Lorian Lounsberry
The Canadian Cowboy Exhibition
Richard W. Slatta
Postscript: "He Country in Pants" No Longer—Diversifying Ranching History
Sarah Carter
Postscript: Ranching History—Have We Covered the Ground Yet?
Bill Yeo
Selected Bibliography
Notes
Index
Table of Contents
Introduction
Simon M. Evans
Does the Border Matter? Cattle Ranching and the 49th Parallel
Terry G. Jordan-Bychov
Charles M. Russell, Cowboy Culture, and the Canadian Connection
Brian W. Dippie
Not an Old Cowhand—Fred Stimson and the Bar U Ranch
Alan B. McCullough
George Lane: From Cowboy to Cattle King
Joy Oetelaar
Tenderfoot to Rider: Learning "Cowboying" on the Canadian Ranching Frontier during the 1880s
Simon M. Evans
The Untaimed Canadian Ranching Frontier, 1874–1914
Warren M. Elofson
A Century of Ranching at the Rocking P and Bar S
Henry C. Klassen
The Impact of the Depression on the Grazing Lease Policy in Alberta
Max Foran
Wild West Shows and the Canadian West
Lorian Lounsberry
The Canadian Cowboy Exhibition
Richard W. Slatta
Postscript: "He Country in Pants" No Longer—Diversifying Ranching History
Sarah Carter
Postscript: Ranching History—Have We Covered the Ground Yet?
Bill Yeo
Selected Bibliography
Notes
Index