The Cattle Kings
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-03901-9 (ISBN)
This classic history of the West tells the true stories of rugged cattlemen like Charles Goodnight, Shanghai Pierce, the Lang family, the Marquis de Mores, and Richard King, who were attracted by the challenge of the frontier and the astounding economic opportunities it offered. Self-reliant and progressive, these young individualists revolutionized ranching. The new industry transformed the West, bringing law and order to infamous sin towns like Abilene and Dodge City and leaving an indelible mark on America's national history and character. Atherton dramatically recreates the realities and economics of everyday life on the ranches, including the role of women, attitudes toward education and religion, and the philosophy of the cattle region. Now with an updated foreword by Western historian Timothy Lehman, this new edition of a beloved classic reveals the true heroes of the legendary cattle kingdoms that created the West.
Lewis Atherton wrote several books on American history, including Main Street on the Middle Border and The Pioneer Merchant in Mid-America. Hewas Professor of History at the University of Missouri, Director of the Western Historical Manuscripts Collection,and the first recipient of the University's Distinguished Faculty Award in 1960. Timothy Lehman is Professor of History and Political Science at Rocky Mountain College and the author of Public Values, Private Lands: American Farmland Preservation Policy, 1933 and Bloodshed at Little Bighorn: Sitting Bull, Custer, and the Destinies of Nations.
Foreword by Timothy Lehman
1. Change and Continuity
2. Why Be a Cattleman?
3. Code of the WEst
4. Live and Let Live
5. The MOderating Hand of Woman
6. The Cult of the Self-Made Man
7. God's Elect
8. Changing Tides of Fortune
9. Land, Labor, and Capital
10. Poker on Joint-Stock Principles
11. The Vanguard of Change
12. Cattleman and Cowboy: Fact and Fancy
13. The Cattleman's Role in American Culture
Notes
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 14.01.2019 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 41 b&w illus. |
| Verlagsort | Bloomington, IN |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 499 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-253-03901-0 / 0253039010 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-253-03901-9 / 9780253039019 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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