Barbed Wire: The Fence That Changed the West Paperback - 2009
by Joanne S. Liu
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Before the mid-1800s, much of the American West was a vast expanse of open plains. Native tribes followed buffalo herds unimpeded for hundreds of miles, cowboys ran cattle wherever water and grass led them, and the cattleman's Law of the Open Range ruled. All this changed when settlers pouring into the West under the Homestead Act of 1862 brought with them the Eastern farmer's concept of fencing in farms. With the invention and mass production of barbed wire in the 1970s, it soon became possible for homesteaders to fence off millions of acres of what was once open range. But barbed wire threatened the livelihood of the cattlemen who depended on unfenced grasslands, and a clash of cultures was inevitable.
In a style that will capture the interest of adult and teen readers, "Barbed Wire: The Fence That Changed the West" reveals the suprisingly critical role the invention of barbed wire played in the settling of America. From the legal battles over barbed wire patents to the brutal fencing wars that erupted on the frontier and the ultimate end of the open range, author Joanne Liu tells the fascinating story of how a simple twist of wire transformed a country's landscape and ushered in a new way of life.
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- Title Barbed Wire: The Fence That Changed the West
- Author Joanne S. Liu
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Apparent First
- Pages 141
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Mountain Press Publishing Company, Missoula MT
- Date 2009-11-10
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780878425570 / 0878425578
- Weight 0.51 lbs (0.23 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.45 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.14 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Cultural Region: Western U.S.
- Library of Congress subjects Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.), West (U.S.) - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009032922
- Dewey Decimal Code 978.02
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