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Rocking P. Ranch and the Second Cattle Frontier in Western Canada
- Title
- Rocking P. Ranch and the Second Cattle Frontier in Western Canada / by Clay Chattaway and Warren Elofson.
- Author
- Chattaway, Clay
- Publication
- Calgary, Alberta : University of Calgary Press, [2019]
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Elofson, W. M.
- Description
- vii, 254 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "The Rocking P Ranch was one of the most ambitious family ranches in Southern Alberta. Founded in 1900 by Roderick Riddle Macleay, the Rocking P flourished during the Second Cattle Frontier as open-range the Texas System ranches failed. Beginning in 1923, Maxine and Dorothy Macleay edited, reported, and published The Rocking P Gazette, a monthly newspaper grounded in the daily life of the Rocking P Ranch. With an audience of their parents and relatives, cowpunchers, teachers, and cooks, the 12- and 14-year-old sisters set out to create a family newspaper that reflected as closely as possible the commercial publications of the time. With sections for local news, advertisements, riddles, poetry, and contributions from Macleay ranch hands, The Rocking P Gazette brings the family ranch to life. Clay Chattaway and Warren Elofson draw upon this remarkable resource to explore the Second Cattle Frontier and to tell the story of the Rocking P Ranch. Through the lens of The Rocking P Gazette, Chattaway and Elofson detail not only a system of agricultural production, but a way of life that continues to this day."--
- Series Statement
- The West series, 1922-6519 ; no. 12
- Uniform Title
- Rocking P gazette.
- West series (Calgary, Alta.) ; 12.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Issued also in electronic format.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-7421
- ISBN
- 9781773850108
- 1773850105
- OCLC
- 1055266932
- Author
- Chattaway, Clay, author.
- Title
- Rocking P. Ranch and the Second Cattle Frontier in Western Canada / by Clay Chattaway and Warren Elofson.
- Publisher
- Calgary, Alberta : University of Calgary Press, [2019]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- The West series, 1922-6519 ; no. 12West series (Calgary, Alta.) ; 12.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Additional Formats
- Issued also in electronic format.
- Added Author
- Elofson, W. M., author.
- Added Title
- Rocking P gazette.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Chattaway, Clay. Rocking P Ranch and the second cattle frontier in Western Canada. Calgary, Alberta : University of Calgary Press, 2019 1773850113 9781773850115 (OCoLC)1080209976
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-7421