is alberta ranching viable
While this certainly altered the character of ranching in Alberta, cattlemen remained a viable force in the provinceâa fact which was reinforced by their interest in the budding oil industry during the 1920s. This is a good book. It is well researched and readable.he Canadian Prairie West and the Ranching Frontier 1874-1924. David H. Breen. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1983. viii, 302 pp. ill., maps, ISBN 0-8020-5548-6. Riders on W. W. Stuart ranch, Jumping Pound, Alberta, late 1880s.