The Beef Bonanza; or, How to Get Rich on the Plains. Being a Description of Cattle-Growing, Sheep-Farming, Horse-Raising, and Dairying in the West (The Western Frontier Library)

xvii, 208 pp. New foreword. Black-and-white illustrations. This book is credited with starting the rush of Europeans to the great cattle regions of the West. CONTENTS: Foreword by Gilbert C. Fite; Introductory; Preface; Cattle-Growing Out West: The Land to the West of Us; Great Lands and Great Owners; Estimated Fortunes; The Money to Be Made; Millions in Beef; Great Lands in the Southwest; More About Cattle Lands; Sheep-Farming in the West: Great Opportunities; Great Pasture Lands; A Sheep Ranch; Horse-Raising in the West; Dairying Out West: The Grift of the Cows; Stock-Growing Out West: Montana; Appendix: Cattle-Raising in Colorado.