Frontier Cattle Ranching in the Land and Times of Charlie Russell: A re-examination of the free-range cattle ranching era in Montana, Southern Alberta, and Southern Saskatchewan. - Hardcover

Elofson, Warren M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0773527036 ISBN 13: 9780773527034

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004

Synopsis

In Frontier Cattle Ranching in the Land and Times of Charlie Russell, Warren Elofson debunks the myth of the American "wild west" and the Canadian "mild west" by demonstrating that cattlemen on both sides of the forty-ninth parallel shared a common experience. Focusing on Montana, Southern Alberta, Southern Saskatchewan, and the well-known figure of Charlie Russell - an artist and storyteller from that era who spent time on both sides of the border - Elofson examines the lives of cowboys and ranch owners, looking closely at the prevalence of drunkenness, prostitution, gunplay, rustling, and vigilante justice in both Canada and the United States.

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About the Author

Warren M. Elofson is professor of history, University of Calgary. He has farmed and ranched in Alberta all his life and is the author of The Rockingham Connection and The Second Founding of the Whig Party.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0773527036
• ISBN 13: 9780773527034
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 266