The Cattlemen
From the Rio Grande Across the Far Marias
2nd Edition
Published on 1. May 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
552 pages
978-0-8032-2983-9 (ISBN)
Description
The Cattlemen is the story of the cattle industry in America and of the men whose ranches reached from the Rio Grande into Montana, from the early Spanish days to Mari Sandoz's contemporary times. It is the second in Sandoz's trilogy of books narrating the history of the American West in relation to animal species.
Reviews / Votes
"This thundering book by the author of Old Jules is the story of the vast cattle industry of the American West; stupendous in length, concept, and achievement, it is the result of a lifetime of knowledge and research. . . . The whole story is here, long but never dull, written with humor and understatement."-Kirkus "Here, tough as whang leather, nourishing as pemmican, turbulent as Dodge City on a Saturday night in the late 1870s, is what time may well decide is the definitive history of the founding and flourishing of the cattle industry on this continent. . . . This splendid book says more (and says it better) about the most romantic figures of the old West than dozens of other books that have ranged over this familiar ground. Mari Sandoz has given herself room to move with tremendous drive and scholarship."-Victor P. Hass, Chicago Sunday Tribune "Drawing the fullest flavor from her expert descriptive technique, Mari Sandoz has written a regional history to stand among the best of its kind."-Library Journal "[The Cattlemen] is full of colorful anecdotes, many from the 19th Century, and holds fascination for anyone interested in cattle drives, cattle ranching, or the Wild West."-Kirk Zebolsky, Omaha Literature ExaminerMore details
Edition
Second Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Nebraska
United States
Publishing group
University of Nebraska Press
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 204 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
575 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8032-2983-9 (9780803229839)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
E-Book
01/2013
2nd Edition
Bison Books
€21.99
Available for download
Persons
Mari Sandoz (1896-1966) is the noted author of Old Jules, The Buffalo Hunters, and The Beaver Men: Spearheads of Empire, all available in Bison Books editions. Ron Hull, president emeritus of the Mari Sandoz Heritage Society, is senior advisor to Nebraska Educational Telecommunications and professor emeritus of broadcasting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Content
IntroductionAcknowledgmentsForewordBook I. The Reluctant Immigrant1. First Cow upon the Plains2. Noble Ancestry3. The Cow Walks AgainBook II. Individual Ranch Spreads1. Some Dedicated Men2. Pulling for New Grass3. The Moving Trails4. The Indian Summer of Old Dodge5. Deepening DedicationBook III. Organizations, Corporations, and Buggy Bosses1. Desciples under the Oak and the Cottonwood2. The Bonanza3. The Big Die-Ups4. The National Trail5. Of the Giants -- The XITBook IV. Private Empire1. The Threat2. Stetsoned Crusaders3. Scattered to the Winds4. Cow Horse and Betting Blood5. Kings of the Fenced RangeBook V. Beef Factories and Festivals1. New Breed--2. Ritual and RestorationNotesBibliographyIndex