An entertaining, fast-paced look at early ranching in British Columbia. Frontier historian Ken Mather is known for his fascinating, in-depth profiles of the men and women who established a distinctive ranching culture in Western Canada over a hundred years ago. Now, in this concise collection of stories--based on Mather's column in the Vernon Morning Star--readers will meet even more colourful characters, gain insightful tidbits on cowboy culture, and read about little-known cattle drives that stagger the imagination. Ranch Tales highlights the achievements, hardships, and exploits of Newman King of the Range Squires, lady rancher Elizabeth Greenbow, cow boss Joe Coutlee, the gold-seeking Jeffries brothers who came all the way from Alabama, and many more. This delightful book is a perfect companion to Mather's other ranching histories and will appeal to anyone interested in the early days of the western frontier.
Authors
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 971.1/03
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-bc
- ISBN
- 9781772031881 9781772031898
- LCCN
- SF196.C2
- LCCN Item number
- M387 2019eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaBNVSL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (ix, 189 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00979265 (OCoLC)1104708934 (CaOOCEL)457458
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaBNVSL
Table of Contents
- Contents 8
- Author’s Note 10
- The Ranching Frontier 12
- The Seventies 30
- Multiracial Families 44
- Cowboy Culture 56
- Tools of the Trade 66
- Cowboy Life 80
- Chinese Participation in the Ranching Industry 90
- Horses 98
- Ranch Women 120
- Top Hands 124
- Mud Pups 140
- Famous Ranches 150
- Ranchers 168
- Into the Twentieth Century 180
- The Cowboy in Popular Culture 188
- Acknowledgements 200
- About the Author 202
