Controlled recklessness
Subtitle: Ed Lemmon and the open range
By: Nathan Sanderson
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781941813034
Subjects: Cattle trade; Frontier and pioneer life; Biography; Cowboys
Description: Born in 1857 into a hardworking and resilient family, George Edward Lemmon grew up learning how to bounce back from adversity. Despite several crippling accidents on horseback, he continued to pursue his passion. A full-time cowboy at twenty and a range manager at twenty-three, Lemmon finally achieved what few cowboys could: an ownership stake in one of the largest outfits on the plains, the Flying V. As the open range disappeared, Lemmon helped to transform the Northern Great Plains from a network of worn, dusty cattle trails to one of cattle towns linked by railroads.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-239) and index.
Table of contents: title: Youth; title: Cowboying; title: Trespassers; title: Roundups; title: Cattlemen; title: The largest fenced pasture in the world; title: Town building; title: Legacy.