From Home to Home : Autumn Wanderings in the North-West, 1881-1884

by Hill, Alexander Staveley

• ISBN13: 9781894974561
• ISBN10: 1894974565
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-15
• Publisher: Heritage Group Dist

Summary

".it is the custom of the North-West that when you come to a ranch at dinnertime, you tie up your cayeuse or put him in the corral, and walk in, eat your dinner and pay your half dollar or dollar, and a cowboy arriving at dinnertime at the ranch in question marched in, sat down at the table, and stuck his fork into a piece of beef. 'We usually,' observed the boss, 'say something before we eat.' 'Waal, you can just say what you like,' remarked the boy. 'I guess you'll say nothing that'll turn my stomach.'"English gentleman ranchers, outlaws and whiskey traders, Native cowboys and guides and practical boarding-house landladies are some of the colorful characters in From Home to Home. In these accounts of his travels, A.S. Hill combines details of history with practical advice on such matters as what to wear while ranching and considerations for British investors thinking about buying ranchland. Peppered with lively stories, literary references and pithy observations, this 19th-century travelogue is a remarkable and authentic slice of history.