So far and yet so close
Subtitle: frontier cattle ranching in western prairie Canada and the Northern Territory of Australia
By: Warren M. Elofson
Publisher: University of Calgary Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Calgary, Alberta
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781552387962; 9781552387955; 9781552387979; 9781552387986; 9781552387948
Subjects: Industries; Agribusiness; Ecology; Frontier and pioneer life; General; Environmental conditions; Ranch life; Ranching; HISTORY; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; History
Description: So Far and Yet So Close provides a comparative study of frontier cattle ranching in two societies on opposite ends of the globe. It is also an environmental history that at the same time centres on both the natural and frontier environments. There are many points at which the western Canadian and northern Australian cattle frontiers evoke comparisons. Most obviously they came to life at about the same time: late 1870s-early 1880s. In both cases corporations were heavy investors and utilized an open range system in which tens of thousands of cattle roamed over thousands of square acres. Rancher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

English.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. The short history of the Texas system in western Canada; title: 3. The shorter history of the Texas system in northern Australia; title: 4. The outback frontier; title: 5. The social environment; title: 6. Producing "fats" : the Canadian west; title: 7. Producing "fats" : the northern territory; title: 8. The horse trade; title: 9. Diversification in western Canada : the triumph of the family ranch/farm; title: 10. The Texas system at home in northern Australia; title: 11. Conclusion : the frontier legacy; title: Appendix A. Cowboy poetry; title: Appendix B. Officially declared droughts on the Australian continent.