The image of western ranchers making a stand for their “rights”—against developers, the government, “illegal” immigrants—may be commonplace today, but the political power of the cowboy was a long time in the making. In a book steeped in the culture, traditions, and history of western range ranching, Michelle K. Berry takes readers into the Cold War world of cattle ranchers in the American West to show how that power, with its implications for the lands and resources of the mountain states, was built, shaped, and shored up between 1945 and 1965. After long days working the ranch,...
The image of western ranchers making a stand for their “rights”—against developers, the government, “illegal” immigrants—may be commonplac...
In a book steeped in the culture, traditions, and history of western range ranching, Michelle Berry takes readers into the Cold War world of cattle ranchers in the American West to show how that power, with its implications for the lands and resources of the mountain states, was built, shaped, and shored up between 1945 and 1965.
In a book steeped in the culture, traditions, and history of western range ranching, Michelle Berry takes readers into the Cold War world of cattle ra...
