Buckaroos and Mud Pups: The Early Days of Ranching in British Columbia
by Ken Mather
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- 1894974093
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- 9781894974097
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Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd, 2006. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stated First Edition-A clean, tight and unmarked copy. 223 x 150 mm. Language: English . Remarkable cattle drives, famous ranches and legendary characters are at the heart of Ken Mather s account of the early days of ranching in British Columbia. These are stories about drovers, ranchers, cowboys and mud pups (the remittance men of the ranching industry). You ll meet such people as the flamboyant Harper brothers, drovers who went on to become the biggest landowners in BC, with interests in the Harper, Perry, Hat Creek and famous Gang ranches Johnny Wilson, one of the most successful ranchers in the industry, who became known as the BC Cattle King Jim Madden--nicknamed Big Kid for his exuberant personality and childish innocence and whose simple lifestyle and colourful adventures made him famous in the Nicola and surrounding valleys Coutts Marjoribanks, a mud pup whose skills as a cowboy--and his exploits, such as riding his horse up the steep steps and into the Kalamalka Hotel bar--far outshone his talents as the ranch manager his rich family forced him to be. The story begins at the time of BC s first gold rush, and the start of a decade that would see more than 22,000 head of cattle brought into the colony. The author takes readers through to 1914, by which time ranching in the BC Interior had become big business. Complete with informative tidbits about the cowboy s tools of the trade, Buckaroos and Mud Pups is an entertaining look at fascinating times and the men who made them so.
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- MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE (CA)
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- Title
- Buckaroos and Mud Pups: The Early Days of Ranching in British Columbia
- Author
- Ken Mather
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1894974093
- ISBN 13
- 9781894974097
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Surrey, BC
- Date Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 224
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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