Buckaroos and Mud Pups The Early Days of Ranching in B. C.
by Mather, Ken
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 1894974093
- ISBN 13
- 9781894974097
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Surrey, BC: Heritage House Publishing. Very Good+. 2007. First Edition; Second Printing. Softcover. 1894974093 . Card covers show light shelf wear. Gift notation on title page. ; A bright, solid book.; B&W Photographs; 8.8 X 5.9 X 0.7 inches; 222 pages; "Buckaroos and Mud Pups tells the story of ranching in frontier British Columbia, highlighting the people and events that shaped the industry. Starting in 1858 with the first of the drives that would see more than 22,000 head of cattle brought into the province over the next 10 years, it moves through to 1914, by which time ranching in the B.C. Interior had become big business. These are stories about drovers, ranchers, cowboys and "mud pups" (trainees), about ups and downs, hard work and hard play, as a fledgling industry responded to the events that either helped or hindered its growth." .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19674
- Title
- Buckaroos and Mud Pups The Early Days of Ranching in B. C.
- Author
- Mather, Ken
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition; Second Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1894974093
- ISBN 13
- 9781894974097
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Surrey, BC
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- 1894974093, Ranching, cowboy, kelowna, kamloops, British Columbia
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