Barbed wire
by Liu, Joanne S.,
Published by : Mountain Press Pub. Co., (Missoula, Mont. :) Physical details: viii, 141 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. ISBN:9780878425570 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0878425578 (pbk. : alk. paper).| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| 900 - 999 | 978.02 Liu (Browse shelf) | Available | In Memory of : James Marchetti | 96293 |
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| 978.02 Gro When outlaws wore badges | 978.02 Gui Kit Carson | 978.02 Hys The Old West / | 978.02 Liu Barbed wire | 978.02 May History of the American West. | 978.02 McG Counting coup and cutting horses | 978.02 Moo Stagecoach West |
Includes Index and Bibliography
Wide open range -- In the wake of war -- Land up for grabs -- Sticks and stones -- A twist of the wire -- Light as air, stronger than whiskey, cheap as dirt -- The devil's rope -- The fence cutting wars -- Moonshine wire -- Full steam ahead -- The big die-up -- Cattlemen settle down -- Native lands corralled -- Fencing free-for-all -- The new face of the West.
How the invention of barbed wire transformed the open range of the West into fenced land, creating a violent clash of cultures.