{"product_id":"rocking-p-ranch-and-the-clay-chattaway-9781773850108","title":"Rocking P Ranch and the Second Cattle Frontier in Western Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Rocking P Ranch was one of the most ambitious family ranches in Southern Alberta. Founded in 1900 by Roderick Riddle Macleay, the Rocking P flourished during the Second Cattle Frontier as open-range Texas System ranches failed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning in 1923, Maxine and Dorothy Macleay edited, reported, and published The Rocking P Gazette, a monthly newspaper grounded in the daily life of the Rocking P Ranch. With an audience of their parents and relatives, cowpunchers, teachers, and cooks, the 12- and 14-year-old sisters set out to create a family newspaper that reflected as closely as possible the commercial publications of the time. With sections for local news, advertisements, riddles, poetry, and contributions from Macleay ranch hands, The Rocking P Gazette brings the family ranch to life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClay Chattaway and Warren Elofson draw upon this remarkable resource to explore the Second Cattle Frontier and to tell the story of the Rocking P Ranch. Through the lens of \u003cem\u003eThe Rocking P Gazette\u003c\/em\u003e, Chattaway and Elofson detail not only a system of agricultural production, but a way of life that continues to this day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clay Chattaway, Warren Elofson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1773850105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773850108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Calgary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 8.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Clay Chattaway","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979649646847,"sku":"9781773850108","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_23c959ed-4a14-485d-b8cd-7fcad10a05b5.jpg?v=1683246366","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rocking-p-ranch-and-the-clay-chattaway-9781773850108","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}