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“The best all-around study of the American cowboy ever written. Every page crackles with keen analysis and vivid prose about the Old West. A must-read!” — Douglas Brinkley, author of The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America
The open-range cattle era lasted barely a quarter century, but it left America irrevocably changed. Cattle Kingdom reveals how the West rose and fell, and how its legacy defines us today. The tale takes us from dust-choked cattle drives to the unlikely splendors of boomtowns like Abilene, Kansas, and Cheyenne, Wyoming. We meet a diverse cast, from cowboy Teddy Blue to failed rancher and future president Teddy Roosevelt. This is a revolutionary new appraisal of the Old West and the America it made.
“Knowlton writes well about all the fun stuff: trail drives, rambunctious cow towns, gunfights and range wars . . . [He] enlists all of these tropes in support of an intriguing thesis: that the romance of the Old West arose upon the swelling surface of a giant economic bubble . . . Cattle Kingdom is The Great Plains by way of The Big Short.” — Wall Street Journal
“Knowlton deftly balances close-ups and bird’s-eye views. We learn countless details . . . More important, we learn why the story played out as it did.” — New York Times Book Review
“The best one-volume history of the legendary era of the cowboy and cattle empires in thirty years.” — True West
Publisher : Mariner Books; Reprint edition (June 5, 2018)
Language : English
Paperback : 464 pages
ISBN-10 : 1328470253
ISBN-13 : 978-1328470256
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.31 x 1.2 x 8 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book fascinating and fun. They say it’s highly informative, well-researched, and provides fresh insights into the golden age of cattle. Readers describe the stories as interesting and enjoyable. They praise the writing quality as well-written and easy to read.
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