Cowboys, Gentlemen, and Cattle Thieves: Ranching on the Western Frontier
Warren M. Elofson, "Cowboys, Gentlemen, and Cattle Thieves: Ranching on the Western Frontier"
English | 2000 | ISBN: 0773521003 | PDF | pages: 222 | 58.5 mb
English | 2000 | ISBN: 0773521003 | PDF | pages: 222 | 58.5 mb
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 that the Canadian frontier was less restrained, law-abiding, and insulated from death and violence than has been believed. He challenges traditional views that Canadian ranching society was a microcosm of the "Old World," arguing that the greatest influence on ranchers and settlers was the need to deal with the frontier environment.