Title: Fred Barton and the warlords' horses of China
Description: "Montana cowboy Fred Barton was employed by Czar Nicholas II to help establish a horse ranch in Siberia to supply the Russian military. Barton became part of an unofficial U.S. intelligence network in the Far East, bred a new type of horse from Russian, Mongolian and American stock and promoted the lifestyle of the open range cowboy"--
Subjects: Friends and associates, Intelligence officers, Horse breeders, Travel, Americans, Biography, Warlordism, Cowboys, Ranch life, History
Places: United States, Miles City, Montana, China, Russia (Federation), Siberia
People: Fred Barton (1889-1967), Nicholas II Emperor of Russia (1868-1918)
Time periods: 20th century