Time-Life Books.

The ranchers / by the editors of Time-Life Books ; with text by Ogden Tanner. - Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books, c1977. - 240 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. - The Old West . - 978/.02 . - Old West (Alexandria, Va.) .

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 236-237.

Describes in text and illustrations the development of large ranches in the western plains, the impact of these establishments on the economy of the area, their organization, and some famous ranches and their owners.

0809415100 0809415097 lib.bdg. 0809415089 ret.ed.


Ranch life--History.--West (U.S.)
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)
Ranch life.
Frontier and pioneer life.


West (U.S.)--History.
West (U.S.)--History.

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