Cowboys, Ranchers and the Cattle Business

Cross-Border Perspectives on Ranching History

edited by Simon M. Evans, contributions by Sarah Carter; Terry G. Jordan-Bychkov; Brain W. Dippie; Bill Yeo; Alan B. McCullough; Joy Oetelaar; Warren M. Elofson; Henry C. Klassen; Max Foran; Lorain Lounsberry & Richard W. Slatta

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Cowboys, Ranchers and the Cattle Business: Cross-Border Perspectives on Ranching History is an easily accessible and comprehensive summary of current studies on the Canadian ranching frontier. This collection of essays provides an excellent perspective on the latest developments in the historiography of the range, drawing from topics such as Wild West shows, artistic depictions of the cowboy, and the economic and practical aspects of early cattle ranching.

The essays anthologized here fall into three general areas: the working cowboy, the performing cowboy and the imaginary cowboy. The academics, ranchers, poets and cowboys who authored them hail from backgrounds as diverse as history, geography, political science, and literature.

Cowboys, Ranchers and the Cattle Business makes an important contribution to the study of the ranching frontier and will continue to be of value to researchers and readers of western history, plains studies, and historical geography.

With Contributions by: Sarah Carter Brian W. Dippie Warren M. Elofson Simon M. Evans Max Foran Terry G. Jordan-Bychkov Henry C. Klassen Lorain Lounsberry Alan B. McCullough Joy Oetelaar Richard W. Slatta Bill Yeo

About the Authors

Simon M. Evans

Sarah Carter

Terry G. Jordan-Bychkov

Brain W. Dippie

Bill Yeo

Alan B. McCullough

Joy Oetelaar

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.

Henry C. Klassen taught history for many years at the University of Calgary. His academic pursuits centred around the study of Canadian business and financial history. His book, A Business History of Alberta, was shortlisted for the Scholarly Book of the Year at the 2000 Alberta Book Awards.

Max Foran is a Professor in the Faculty of Communication and Culture at the University of Calgary. He has written extensively on various western Canadian urban, rural, and cultural topics, most recently on ranching, urban growth, and sustainability.

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