Rocking P. Ranch and the Second Cattle Frontier in Western Canada

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"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 rel...

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Rocking P gazette

Part of a Series:

Sanders, Jill. West series Sanders, Jill. West series ; no. 12 The West series, ISSN: 1922-6519 The West series, ISSN: 1922-6519 ; no. 12

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ISBN:

9781773850108
1773850105

Other Title:

Rocking P gazette

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index
Issued also in electronic format

Control Number:

2626738

Other Authors:

Elofson, W. M., author

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