The Cattlemen: From the Rio Grande Across the Far Marias (American Procession Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (846 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0007DXCTQ |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 527 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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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. Mari Sandoz has given herself room to move with tremendous drive and scholarship."-Victor P. The whole story is here, long but never dull, written with humor and understatement."-Kirkus Service "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 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. This splendid book says more (and says it better) about the most romantic figures of the old West than dozens of other books that h
"Five Stars" according to frank corbett. good book. "Essential reference for Old West writers" according to Jerry J. Lobdill. This is an excellent history of the cattle business starting with the open range era. No historian of the West should be without it.
The whole story is here, long but never dull, written with humor and understatement."—Kirkus Service. "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