Frontier Cattle Ranching In The Land And Times Of Charlie Russell

WARREN M. ELOFSON

Publication: University of Washington Press, 2004, Seattle

First edition. 8vo. Black cloth, titles stamped in silver on the spine, xiv [2], 247 pp., preface, introduction, illustrated mostly from photographs, map, conclusion,, notes, index. The author demonstrates that cattlemen on both sides of the 49th 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 -- the author 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. He compares common myths and surprising truths about the Canadian and US experiences of the western frontier.

As new, unred copy in dust jacket.