Liu, Joanne S.,              <br/><br/>
Barbed wire   the fence that changed the West  
Joanne S. Liu. 
 - Missoula, Mont. :  Mountain Press Pub. Co.,  2009. 
 - viii, 141 p. :  ill., maps ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes Index and Bibliography 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/>  How the invention of barbed wire transformed the open range of the West into fenced land, creating a violent clash of cultures. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780878425570 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0878425578 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009032922 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Barbed wire--Social aspects--History.--West (U.S.)<br/>Barbed wire--Political aspects--History.--West (U.S.)<br/>Wire fencing--History.--West (U.S.)<br/>Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)<br/>Ranch life--History.--West (U.S.)<br/>Social conflict--History.--West (U.S.)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>West (U.S.)--History.<br/>West (U.S.)--Social conditions.<br/>West (U.S.)--Race relations.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>978.02 Liu   15