Donna L Erickson

Rooted at the Edge

Ranching Where the Old West and New West Collide

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Produktbeschreibung

Using multigenerational stories of three ranches in the North Hills region of Missoula, Montana, Donna L. Erickson weaves personal stories and professional expertise to describe the difficulty of ranching in a threatened landscape steeped in history, conflict, and beauty.  

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bison Books
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781496240439
• ISBN-10: 149624043X
• Artikelnr.: 70552206

Autorenporträt

Donna L. Erickson is a consultant on open-space conservation in the Rocky Mountain West and was an associate professor of landscape architecture and planning at the University of Michigan for sixteen years. Erickson has published extensively in design, planning, and conservation journals and is the author of MetroGreen: Connecting Open Space in North American Cities.  

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Part 1. Three Ranches on the Edge
1. Geology Rocks
2. The Lone Pine
3. Deeded Land: Hold on Tight
4. You Can’t Eat the Scenery
5. Land Rich, Cash Poor
Part 2. Stories from the Edge
6. I Pledge My Head to Clearer Thinking
7. Raised by the Land
8. All Livestock Sold as Is
9. Water Runs Downhill
10. Boxcar Blues
11. A Ranch’s Rusty Jumble
Part 3. Forces of Change at the Edge
12. Force Times Distance
13. Fire Roars Uphill
14. Shoot, Shovel, and Shut Up
15. The View from Here
16. Death and Taxes
Part 4. Renewal at the Edge
17. Gravity Wins
18. Bluebird Days
Epilogue