Buckaroos and Mud Pups: The Early Days of Ranching in British Columbia Tapa blanda - 2006

Paperback. Very Good.

Heritage House Publishing. Used - Very Good.

Heritage House, 2010. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Surrey, BC: Heritage House Publishing. Very Good+. 2007. First Edition; Second Printing. Softcover. 1894974093 . Card covers show light shelf wear. Gift notation on title page. ; A bright, solid book.; B&W Photographs; 8.8 X 5.9 X 0.7 inches; 222 pages; "Buckaroos and Mud Pups tells the story of ranching in frontier British Columbia, highlighting the people and events that shaped the industry. Starting in 1858 with the first of the drives that would see more than 22,000 head of cattle brought into the province over the next 10 years, it moves through to 1914, by which time ranching in the B.C. Interior had become big business. These are stories about drovers, ranchers, cowboys and "mud pups" (trainees), about ups and downs, hard work and hard play, as a fledgling industry responded to the events that either helped or hindered its growth." .

Victoria: Heritage House Pub Co Ltd, 2007. Second . Paperback. Very Good/No Dj. 8vo. pp. 8 222.""Buckaroos and Mud Pups tells the story of ranching in frontier British Columbia, highlighting the people and events that shaped the industry.""

Surrey, B.C.: Heritage House Publishing Co.. Very Good. 2006. Softcover. 1894974093 . 222 p. 22.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Light wear to edges and corners and a bit of shelf rubbing. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, except for author's inscription. Stories of the early days of ranching in British Columbia, from its beginnings to 1914. Illustrated with black and white historical photographs. Inscribed to a previous owner and signed by the author on the title page. .

Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd, 2006-05-30. Paperback. Used:Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd, 2006. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stated First Edition-A clean, tight and unmarked copy. 223 x 150 mm. Language: English . Remarkable cattle drives, famous ranches and legendary characters are at the heart of Ken Mather s account of the early days of ranching in British Columbia. These are stories about drovers, ranchers, cowboys and mud pups (the remittance men of the ranching industry). You ll meet such people as the flamboyant Harper brothers, drovers who went on to become the biggest landowners in BC, with interests in the Harper, Perry, Hat Creek and famous Gang ranches Johnny Wilson, one of the most successful ranchers in the industry, who became known as the BC Cattle King Jim Madden--nicknamed Big Kid for his exuberant personality and childish innocence and whose simple lifestyle and colourful adventures made him famous in the Nicola and surrounding valleys Coutts Marjoribanks, a mud pup whose skills as a… Leer más

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.