The transformation of the American West is one of the key topics in the study of both US history and global environmental history. The role of ranching in the W

Looks at the history of cattle ranching in the West and the role of the cowboy in the expansion and culture of the western United States.

The dime novel and dude ranch, the barbecue and rodeo, the suburban ranch house and the urban cowboy—all are a direct legacy of nineteenth-century cowboy life

Focusing on the northern plains and the Southwest, Iverson traces the rise and fall of individual and tribal cattle industries against the backdrop of changing

Ranching embodies certain values Americans hold dear--character, courage, family, and natural harmony with the land. Ranching Traditions celebrates these values