Empire - The Pioneer Legacy of an American Ranch Family

Informationen zum Autor By Jefferson Glass Klappentext A collage of characters shaped the west of the nineteenth century. Large and powerful cattlemen, backed by eastern and European investors, flooded the prairie with herds often numbering 50-80 thousand head. They had visions of doubling or tripling their money quickly while their cattle grazed on the free grass of the open range. Others, like Martin Gothberg wisely invested in the future of the young frontier. Starting with a humble 160-acre homestead in 1885, he continued to expand and develop a modest ranch that eventually included tens of thousands of acres of deeded land. Through the lens of this family saga-a part of the history of the West comes to life in the hands of this storyteller and historian.

Product details

• Authors: Jefferson Glass
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2023
• EAN: 9781493073412
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-7341-2
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of the Americas, Biography: historical, political and military, US West, Western & Pacific Coast states