It all started with the ancient aurochs, prehistoric ancestor of Longhorn, Zebu and Hereford. Man's evolution as a caretaker, as a steward of the land, is inextricably woven with the evolution of these elegant and often-maligned four-legged creatures. The part cattle play in maintaining the health of the landscape in partnership with man is imperfectly understood by the world at large. RANGE magazine has for the last quarter century sought to advocate...

There is another America. It's been there all along, full of long horizons and endless sky and the silence that still exists far from the frenetic cities. There are folks out there, living and working in that rough and beautiful world. These are their stories. "Stories of people who live and work on the land, keeping agriculture alive"--

This book contains many of Harry Webb's stories and letters about the high desert country where he was a cowboy, rancher, bronc-buster, trapper and horseman. Also includes reproductions of paintings and portraits of the West by J.N. Swanson.

This book shares western tales by Vess Quinlan and Bill Jones, cowboys who enjoy writing about their unusual livelihoods. Glimpses into their private cowboys musings--which are frequently humorous, occasionally philosophical, always from the heart.