Ranching And The American West A History In Documents

Author : Susan Nance
Publisher : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 : 1770488162
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ranching and the American West: A History in Documents written by Susan Nance and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2021-09-17 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The transformation of the American West is one of the key topics in the study of both US history and global environmental history. The role of ranching in the West is also central to the growing field of animal history. This volume covers the periods between the early Indigenous acquisition of horses in the eighteenth century, to the introduction of Hispanic horsemanship techniques and market cattle in the “Old West,” and finally to the work of twentieth- and twenty-first-century ranching families sustaining their ways of life. The documents in this volume reveal not simply the human past but also the distinct histories of cattle, horses, and the land. Readers will explore intersecting themes of capitalism and beef, environmental change, rural labor, and gender and racial politics as debated by westerners themselves, as well as the meaning and power of the cowboy myth in American life. The introduction incorporates recent scholarship and provides a fresh look at this key topic in American history, while informative headnotes and rich annotations help orient the reader within the historical sources.

Author : Christy Steele
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN 13 : 9780836857870
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cattle Ranching in the American West written by Christy Steele and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2004-12-15 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the history of cattle ranching in the West and the role of the cowboy in the expansion and culture of the western United States.

Author : Courtney White
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1610911040
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Revolution on the Range written by Courtney White and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-09-26 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the final decade of the twentieth century, the American West was at war. Battle lines had hardened, with environmentalists squarely on one side of the fence, and ranchers on the other. By the mid-1990s, debates over the region’s damaged land had devolved into political wrangling, bitter lawsuits, and even death-threats. Conventional wisdom told us those who wanted to work the land and those who wanted to protect it had fundamentally different—and irreconcilable—values. In Revolution on the Range, Courtney White challenges that truism, heralding stories from a new American West where cattle and conservation go hand in hand. He argues that ranchers and environmentalists have more in common than they’ve typically admitted: a love of wildlife, a deep respect for nature, and a strong allergic reaction to suburbanization. The real conflict has not been over ethics, but approaches. Today, a new brand of ranching is bridging the divide by mimicking nature while still turning a profit. Westerners are literally reinventing the ranch by confronting their own assumptions about nature, profitability, and each other. Ranchers are learning that new ideas can actually help preserve traditional lifestyles. Environmentalists are learning that protected landscapes aren’t always healthier than working ones. White, a self-proclaimed middle-class city boy, has learned there’s more to ranching than grit and cowboy boots. The author’s own transformation from conflict-oriented environmentalist to radical centrist mirrors the change sweeping the region. As ranchers and environmentalists find common cause, they’re discovering new ways to live on—and preserve—the land they both love. Revolution on the Range is the story of that journey, and a heartening vision of the new American West.

Author : Paul F. Starrs
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801863516
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Let the Cowboy Ride written by Paul F. Starrs and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2000-03-17 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dime novel and dude ranch, the barbecue and rodeo, the suburban ranch house and the urban cowboy—all are a direct legacy of nineteenth-century cowboy life that still enlivens American popular culture. Yet at the same time, reports of environmental destruction or economic inefficiency have motivated calls for restricted livestock grazing on public lands or even for an end to ranching altogether. In Let the Cowboy Ride, Starrs offers a detailed and comprehensive look at one of America's most enduring institutions. Richly illustrated with more than 130 photographs and maps, the book combines the authentic detail of an insider's view (Starrs spent six years working cattle on the high desert Great Basin range) with a scholar's keen eye for objective analysis.

Author : Kathleen Ryan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780896599116
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ranching Traditions written by Kathleen Ryan and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranching embodies certain values Americans hold dear--character, courage, family, and natural harmony with the land. Ranching Traditions celebrates these values from an insiders's point of view. 300 full-color illustrations. GBC (296 pp.)

Author : Michael Wallis
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312263812
Total Pages : 724 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Real Wild West written by Michael Wallis and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-07-17 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the history of the 101 Ranch and discusses how the ranch's traveling show embodied the spirit of the American frontier.

Author : Peter Iverson
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806128849
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When Indians Became Cowboys written by Peter Iverson and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the northern plains and the Southwest, Iverson traces the rise and fall of individual and tribal cattle industries against the backdrop of changing federal Indian policies. He describes the Indian Bureau's inability to recognize that most nineteenth-century reservations were better suited to ranching than farming. Even though allotment and leasing stifled ranching, livestock became symbols and ranching a new means of resisting, adapting, and living - for remaining Native.

Author : Lewis Atherton
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803257597
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cattle Kings written by Lewis Atherton and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1972-01-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the role of the ranchers in shaping the American West and probes their contributions to the nation's cultural development

Author : Bill O'Neal
Publisher : Eakin Press
ISBN 13 : 9780978915094
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historic Ranches of the Old West written by Bill O'Neal and published by Eakin Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique volume of information and colorful anecdotes about historic ranches, located throughout the American West. In all, almost sixty ranches are profiled, covering twelve states. From the King Ranch in Texas, to the Hash Knife in Arizona, Bill O'Neal tells the history, color and lore of these legendary ranches. O'Neal is a noted Western historian who has written seventeen books and more than 400 articles and book reviews. He has always been captivated by the mystique of the vanished ranching frontier and now he has brought that mystique and lore to life.

Author : Larry Schweikart
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The American West written by Larry Schweikart and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This comprehensive sourcebook is divided into five major sections, each covering an important historical period. Within each section, you'll find vivid, well-written narrative entries covering a wide range of fascinating subjects, including the Louisiana Purchase, the Oregon Trail, the California Gold Rush, and the Oklahoma Dust Bowl. In addition, eyewitness accounts taken from letters, diaries, and public documents put you in the center of the action as the broad sweep of history unfolds.".