| Trails and Trials: Markets and Land Use in the Alberta Beef Cattle Industry, 1881-1948 UK Edition Contributor(s): Foran, Maxwell L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1552380890 ISBN-13: 9781552380895 Publisher: University of Calgary Press OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Agribusiness - History | Canada - General - Business & Economics | Economic History |
| Dewey: 338.176 |
| LCCN: 2003363370 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6" W x 9.04" (1.15 lbs) 332 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Alberta's ranching heritage occupies an important place in the province's historical consciousness. Trails and Trials: Markets and Land Use in the Alberta Beef Cattle Industry, 1881-1948 documents the development of the beef cattle industry in Alberta from its open-range ranching phase to the beginnings of the modern era. This narrative history documents how the beef cattle industry responded to the challenges following the end of the open-range era through two world wars and the Great Depression. Trails and Trials: Markets and Land Use in the Alberta Beef Cattle Industry, 1881-1948 is a story of struggle, victories, and defeats, as a romanticized industry struggled to survive and mature in the real world. It provides a new case study of Canada's economic development and settlement history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Foran, Maxwell L.: - Maxwell L. Foran has been working in the field of Western Canadian history for over thirty years and has published widely on various urban, rural, and cultural topics. He is a professor in the Department of Communication and Culture at the University of Calgary. |