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Indlæser... Camps in the Rockiesaf William A. Baillie-Grohman
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Excerpt from Camps in the Rockies: Being a Narrative of Life on the Frontier, and Sport in the Rocky Mountains, With an Account of the Cattle Ranches of the WestWhen the outspoken frontiersman happens to be bored by a stranger, and desires to rid himself of his unwelcome company, he will address him with his usual drawl Say, Mister, are you aware that nobody is holding you?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. No library descriptions found. |
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A few insightful passages appeared in various sections and are worth noting: stewardship of the land.
It was a view not frequently expressed or widely held, but the author brought forward the unusual situation that legitimate land holdings could be established as tenured properties by occupying unoccupied rangeland in specific territories, with a herd of 10,000 head of cattle and there build a ranche or farmhouse, fence in 50 or 100 acres for hay and in fact make themselves entirely at home (p. 330, 1st ed).
One can imagine in today's view, that the native peoples presence or rights were never taken into account.
The author does show considerable enlightenment regarding the sustainability of these grazing practices and decries the uncontrolled use of such land. Baillie-Grohman does reflect the attitudes of his era in writing that the unsurveyed territories required official government attention, again completely ignoring the territory occupied for perhaps thousands of years by the first inhabitants. However, one must regard these older histories in the light of the prevailing societal attitudes at the time, deplorable as they were.
A couple years ago, I read and extensively reviewed Two Dianas in Somaliland: The record of a shooting trip. In places, it was lengthy and too detailed to enjoy; however, it was also a very enchanting tale ~ two intrepid Englishwomen in the late 1800's setting off on an amazingly uncertain (in my mind) journey through some pretty wild parts of Africa. Herbert's writing was evocative and at times quite suspenseful. It was never dull and I was very rarely bored.
I was looking forward to Baillie-Grohman's chronicle with Agnes Herbert's book in mind. Possibly an unfair expectation, but c'est la vie. In my mind, Camps in Rockies is, however, a valuable resource for historians to remember when writing up current events. Perhaps the insights might influence management that offers redress for those past wrongs. In that aspect, the book was well-worth examining, though I admit to skimming quite liberally. ( )