Ranch Notes In Kansas, Colorado, The Indian Territory And Northern Texas

REGINALD ALDRIDGE

Publication: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1884, London

First edition. 12mo. Navy blue pictorial cloth, titles and design in gilt on spine and front cover, brown endpapers. 227 [1] pp., 4 pp. of book titles, and 12 pp. advertising, introduction, four illustrations. Mayer documents his journey and experiences across Kansas, Colorado, Indian Territory and Northern Texas, providing detailed observations on ranching life, geography and landscape, social encounters, economical and political conditions, etc. He discusses the challenges and routines of cattle ranching, including cattle drives, branding, and roundups; vividly describes the natural terrain, from the rolling plains of Kansas to the rugged landscapes of Colorado and Texas; captures interactions with cowboys, Native Americans, ranchers, and settlers; notes the impacts of the cattle industry, land use issues, and tensions between settlers and Native tribes. This is an important book for the range and cattle industry. Herd 23 says "Scarce" and "This is one of the standard books on cattle. The author was a partner of Benjamin S. Miller in the ranching business in the states and territories mentioned." A very good tight bright copy housed in a cloth slip case with leather spine label and titles stamped in gilt. An Aristocrat of the Cow Country.