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So Far and Yet so Close: Frontier Cattle Ranching in Western Prairie Canada and
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- Condition
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- ISBN-13
- 9781552387948
- Book Title
- So Far and Yet so Close
- ISBN
- 9781552387948
- Subject Area
- Social Science, Business & Economics, History, Medical
- Publication Name
- So Far and yet So Close : Frontier Cattle Ranching in Western Prairie Canada and the Northern Territory of Australia
- Publisher
- University of Calgary Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Canada / General, Canada / Pre-Confederation (To 1867), Oncology, Industries / Agribusiness, Australia & New Zealand, Sociology / Rural
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Item Weight
- 18.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.9 in
- Number of Pages
- 330 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Calgary Press
ISBN-10
1552387941
ISBN-13
9781552387948
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208658962
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
330 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
So Far and yet So Close : Frontier Cattle Ranching in Western Prairie Canada and the Northern Territory of Australia
Subject
Canada / General, Canada / Pre-Confederation (To 1867), Oncology, Industries / Agribusiness, Australia & New Zealand, Sociology / Rural
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, Business & Economics, History, Medical
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
18.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2015-458425
Reviews
In addition to being an environmental history So Far and yet So Close is an engrossing social history. - Ian MacLauchlan, Histoire social/Social History, In addition to being an environmental history, So Far and yet So Close: is also an engrossing social history . . . makes an important statement about how the rough-and-tumble crew culture of the frontier was tempered by a growing institutional framework for family-based farms, even though the frontier ranch culture persists in distinctive regional customs and social traditions. --Ian MacLachlan, Historie social/Social History, Elofson goes beyond discussions of the environment to produce a social history of these regions, including his description of the rough and raucous "crew culture" that was created on the frontier by the gender imbalance of having two single young men to every woman. Compelling, too, are his accounts of the unique women who lived on the frontier -- those who worked, hunted, fished, and ran ranches as part of pioneer households. -- Karine Duhamel, Canada's History
Number of Volumes
80 vols.
Illustrated
Yes
Table Of Content
Preface Introduction The Short History of the Texas System in Western Canada The Shorter History of the Texas System of Northern Australia The Outback Frontier The Social Environment Producing "Fats": The Canadian West Producing "Fats": The Northern Territory The Horse Trade Diversification in Western Canada: The Triumph of the Family Ranch/Farm The Texas System at Home in Northern Australia Conclusion: The Frontier Legacy Appendix A: Cowboy Poetry Appendix B: Officially Declared Droughts on the Australian Continent Select Bibliography Notes Index
Synopsis
Provides a comparative study of frontier cattle ranching in two societies on opposite ends of the globe. The book is also an environmental history that at the same time centres on both the natural and frontier environments., So Far and Yet So Close provides a comparative study of frontier cattle ranching in two societies on opposite ends of the globe. It is also an environmental history that at the same time centres on both the natural and frontier environments. There are many points at which the western Canadian and northern Australian cattle frontiers evoke comparisons. Most obviously they came to life at about the same time: late 1870s-early 1880s. In both cases corporations were heavy investors and utilized an open range system in which tens of thousands of cattle roamed over thousands of square acres. Ranchers shared similar problems such as predators, disease, and weather, as well as markets. Ultimately, a nearly indistinguishable "country" culture developed in these geographically disparate and distant lands, which is still apparent today. Many similarities were in one way or another a reflection of frontier environmental conditions that is, conditions associated with the very "newness" of society. They included a lack of infrastructure (ie. fences), institutions (ie. police), and population (ie. consumers). However, the ranching people in these two societies had their differences too. In the end, the natural environment pushed agricultural development in these two regions along very different paths., So Far and Yet So Close provides a comparative study of frontier cattle ranching in two societies on opposite ends of the globe. It is also an environmental history that at the same time centers on both the natural and frontier environments. There are many points at which the western Canadian and northern Australian cattle frontiers evoke comparisons. Most obviously they came to life at about the same time: late 1870s-early 1880s. In both cases, corporations were heavy investors and utilized an open range system in which tens of thousands of cattle roamed over thousands of square acres. Ranchers shared similar problems such as predators, disease, and weather, as well as markets. Ultimately, a nearly indistinguishable "country" culture developed in these geographically disparate and distant lands, which is still apparent today. Many similarities were in one way or another a reflection of frontier environmental conditions that is, conditions associated with the very "newness" of society. They included a lack of infrastructure (ie. fences), institutions (ie. police), and population (ie. consumers). However, the ranching people in these two societies had their differences too. In the end, the natural environment pushed agricultural development in these two regions along very different paths.
LC Classification Number
F1060
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