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Describes the law and disorder on the ranching frontiers of Montana and Alberta. Problems in law enforcement; Economic implications in the ranching industry; History of law.

The article chronicles the history of dude ranching, the practice of hosting American and international elite sportsmen by working ranchers, and its depiction in advertisements between 1915 and 1945. Topics discussed include "The Teepee Book" intended to boost tourism in the West, factors that influence ranch owners to expand into the tourist industry, some ranches and their clients from various cities and eastern regions and presentation of the West in early 20th-century advertisements.

Chapter 3 of the book "Ranching Women in Southern Alberta" by Rachel Herbert is presented. It discusses the impact of gender roles and working partnerships on family ranching which made the endeavor an enduring form of agriculture. It examines the manner in which gender roles effectively transformed existing divisions of labour by the realities of ranch work. It also describes how the patriarchal roots of agriculture complicated women's status within their personal relationships.

The article deals with the important role played by women in establishing enduring family ranches since the earliest days of the cattle industry in southern Alberta. It discusses how many women were empowered by their abilities to do hard work resulting in their improved status within their families and within society. It also tackles how gender roles were transformed by women's various roles on family ranches.

Chapter 5 of the book "Ranching Women in Southern Alberta" by Rachel Herbert is presented. It explores the manner in which women adapted to Alberta ranching frontier by examining material artefacts such as clothing and saddles. It discusses the influence of Late-Victorian and early-Edwardian tradition and fashion on the riding apparel of women. Information is also presented on the transition to clothes that were more appropriate to an active ranching lifestyle.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's frontier life experiences in Alberta.

Chapter 2 of the book "Ranching Women in Southern Alberta" by Rachel Herbert is presented. It examines the important role played by women in the successful management of the family ranch following the failure of the so-called great ranches during the early years of the 20th century. It also cites several factors which contributed to the sustainability of family ranches such as better adaptation to the environment and manageable ranch size.

Chapter 6 of the book "Ranching Women in Southern Alberta" by Rachel Herbert is presented. It explores the important role played by horses in the emancipation of women in the West. It describes the value of horses to the lifestyle and livelihood of cattle ranchers, as well as their important role in eliminating constructions of gender roles. It also cites several advantages of women who knew how to ride a horse, including social interaction and a sense of fulfillment in their lives.

Chapter 1 of the book "Ranching Women in Southern Alberta" by Rachel Herbert is presented. It explores the important role played by women in the early cattle industry on the western frontier. It provides a background of the ranching industry in the western grasslands region which was driven by a demand for food, both locally and internationally. Information is also presented on several women cattle ranchers, including Agnes Morley Cleaveland, Mrs. Armstrong, and Agnes Bedingfield.

This study describes how transnational second-generation Mexican bilinguals use a stigmatized variety of Mexican Spanish to communicate on Facebook and construct an identity. The stereotyped features of this variety index a ranchero identity. Historically, ranchero is an ambivalent identity for Mexican society in general. On the one hand, ranchero culture is a positive reminiscence of Mexico's agrarian past, while on the other, rancheros, along with indigenous Mexicans, are at the bottom of the hierarchy in Mexican society. A discourse-centered, ethnographic analysis of digitally mediated conversations demonstrates how language use allows participants to reminisce about their collective past, maintain Mexican identities tied to their ancestors, fit their identities to contemporary U.S. Mexican culture, and distance themselves from the stigma associated with the ranchero background. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article profiles Western adventurer and entrepreneur Albert Henry (A. H.) Boyd, adapted from the author's monograph "A. H. Boyd: Entrepreneur of the Prairie." Topics include Boyd's early life and service in the U.S. Army in the U.S. Civil War, his construction of a sod house adjacent to the Santa Fe Trail, and his various business dealings including ranching, freight transport, and the Dodge House Hotel in Dodge City, Kansas.

The article focuses on the role of environmental and health problems caused by the grain-based industrial cattle ranching in promoting vegetarianism. Topics discussed include significance of decreasing demand of animal flesh in shifting towards vegetarianism, significant problems and strengths of beef industry and importance of the Beef Research and Information Act in beef related problems.

The article explores the history of the Ellison Ranching Company in Nevada. The author reflects on the business activities of rancher Ephraim Peter Ellison and the establishment of a large ranching operation in northern Nevada. The influences of prosperity during World War I and economic decline during the Great Depression are considered. Other topics include the acquisition of the Spanish Ranch, sale of the Blossom Ranch, New Deal farm programs and the destruction of livestock, and management of the company by rancher Stanley Ellison.

An essay is presented on ranch fencing. It offers an explanation of the chores that need to be completed on a ranch including lambing, cattle branding, and irrigating. The author discusses her cousin Kathy's daily life that she has led with her husband Lyle at Lone Indian Ranch in Big Timber, Montana. The author compares the pace of ranching life to her scheduled life in the Midwest U.S.

A biography is presented for American romance writer born Bertha Frances Parker, who wrote romances set in the West under the pen name Frances Parker. She was born in 1875 and was married in 1891 to Carson Minor Jacobs, foreman of the N Bar N Ranch in Montana. She divorced Jacobs and married business clerk Charlie Russell in 1906. The article discusses her friendship with artist and illustrator Charlie Russell, her books "Marjie of the Lower Ranch," "Hope Hathaway: A Story of Western Ranch Life," and "Winding Waters," and her 1937 death.

The modern American West is one of the most contested landscapes in the world, yet anthropologists are just beginning to grapple with its dynamic political ecology. Since World War II, the West has been transformed from an overwhelmingly rural landscape dominated by extractive industries to an overwhelmingly urban landscape characterized by explosive urban, suburban, and ex-urban growth. This review surveys the literature to explore a number of interrelated topics, including (a) the changing economies of the rural West and the production and destruction of space across Western landscapes; (b) the institutional contexts of resource control on public lands; (c) ideological clashes and political maneuvering among interest groups who claim access to those lands; and (d) the struggle to move beyond polemics and dualities and mobilize, in the words of the Quivira Coalition, a ‘radical center’ committed to ‘foster ecological, economic, and social health on western landscapes’. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cal Farley's Boys and Girls Ranch traces its roots to the Dust Bowl years in Texas. It was founded to serve youth who were left ‘homeless and hopeless’ by the Great Depression. In more recent years, the educational and treatment programs of Cal Farley's have been reconfigured into a strength-based Model of Service and Leadership. This model addresses the needs all children have for safety, belonging, achievement, power, purpose, and adventure. This discussion applies these principles to troubled youth in equine programs where they face the challenge of building relationships of trust with horses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents letters and diaries of J. Frank Dobie during 1913-1914 when he was working on a Masters of Arts Degree at Columbia University, New York City. In January 19, 1913, Dobie wrote to his mother about joining the Daughters of the Confederacy and he mentioned the importance of being Southern in the diary. In February 7, 1909, Dobie's letter to his mother was sentimental because he remembered and missed his ranch life at home when he first left Alice, Beeville.