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Craig, John R.

 
9781894974059: Ranching With Lords And Commons: Twenty Years on the Range

Synopsis

Ranching with Lords & Commons , originally published in 1903, tells the fascinating story of Alberta's famous Oxley Ranch from the perspective of John R. Craig, Oxley's former manager. Craig's passion and knowledge shine through in this overw of what the cattle business was really like when ranching got underway in the late 1800s. In writing about his experiences, Craig's intention was to provide "faithful reproductions of actual facts in the pioneer life of the western cattleman." This story and the history it reveals provides an entertaining and informative account of the early days of Alberta's cattle industry. I feel I am justified in presenting a narrative which has the double merit of novelty and truth, and which at the same time serves to relieve me from responsibility for the shortcomings and eccentricities to put it mildly of the aristocratic cattlemen with whom it was my lot for some years to be associated, and who are indicated in the title as lords and commons. John R. Craig

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À propos de l'auteur

John R. Craig (1837-1930)was born in Ontario. He farmed successfully for many years in that province before moving west to take up cattle ranching. John was manager of Alberta's famous Oxley Ranch in 1882. He was married and had one daughter.

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