Prostitution, gunfights, bar-room brawls and cattle rustling -while prevailing images from the American old West - have typically been absent from histories of the Canadian frontier. In Cowboys, Gentlemen and Cattle Thieves Warren Elofson demonstrates that the Canadian frontier was less restrained, law-abiding and insulated from death and violence than has been believed. He challenges traditional views that Canadian ranching society was a microcosm of the Old World, arguing that the greatest influence on ranchers and settlers was the need to deal with the frontier environment.
Prostitution, gunfights, bar-room brawls and cattle rustling -while prevailing images from the American old West - have typically been absent from his...
