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Overview"'A veritable Whos Who of pioneer cattlemen' - Elmer Kelton, from the Foreword. John and Mahlon Thatcher were two of the many pioneers looking to begin a new life in the great open spaces of the West. In the 1860s, the brothers began a small mercantile in the town of Pueblo, Colorado. From a safe in the corner of their new store, the brothers founded what was to become the First National Bank of Pueblo, Colorado and the beginnings of a financial empire that would encompass cattle companies from New Mexico to Canada. Together with such legendary figures as Frank Bloom, Henry Cresswell, O. H. Perry Baxter, William Anderson, Burton Mossman, and Mahlon T. Everhart, they created a cattle empire, financing and directing the Bloom Land and Cattle Company, the Diamond A Cattle Company, and the Hatchet Cattle Company. Their herds of cattle, horses, and sheep ranged on some eleven million acres of land. """"Great Plains Cattle Empire"""" tells their stories, spanning the years from just after the Civil War through World War II. Paul E. Patterson managed the Diamond A Cattle Company for twenty-six years. His work has appeared in """"Field and Stream"""", """"New Mexico Magazine"""", """"Western Horseman"""", and other publications. Joy Poole is former director of the Fort Collins Museum in Colorado." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul E. Patterson , Joy Poole , Elmer KeltonPublisher: Texas Tech Press,U.S. Imprint: Texas Tech Press,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.354kg ISBN: 9780896725638ISBN 10: 0896725634 Pages: 211 Publication Date: 30 July 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Go West Young Man Don Colora'o Gold Nuggets and Golden Spikes Trail Drive Free Grass The Dawning of a New Day The Associates Black Friday Trailing to Texas Beef Bonanza Looking South West of the Pecos The Bloom Cattle Company Changing Times White Christmas on the Plains The Turkey Track Roundup The Capitalists Ranch on the Rio Hondo Expanding Horizons Cresswell Cattle Company Burton """"Cap"""" Mossman Ranch on the Cheyenne River Reservation The Hatchet Cattle Company Few Equals and No Superiors Circle Diamond and Tree Down Bar"ReviewsAuthor InformationPaul E. Patterson managed the Diamond A Cattle Company for twenty-six years. His work has appeared in Field and Stream, New Mexico Magazine, Western Horseman, and other publications.Joy Poole is former director of the Fort Collins Museum in Colorado. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |