A cowboy's life is very dangerous work : the autobiography of a Flathead Reservation Indian Cowboy, 1870-1944 / by Malcolm McLeod ; edited by Mary Adele Rogers and Robert Bigart.

Author
McLeod, Malcolm, 1870-1944 [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Pablo, Montana : Salish Kootenai College Press, [2016]
Description
56 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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    "The story of the cattle barons has often overshadowed the experiences of the common cowboy on whose labor the ranchers' wealth was built. Malcolm McLeod (1870-1944) recorded the life of privation and danger of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century mixed blood cowboy. He worked for cattle owners across Montana and in southern British Columbia and eastern Washington. Born in Washington Territory in 1870 of Scotch, French Canadian, and Chippewa Indian heritage, he traveled many miles over the years, but home was the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana where he was enrolled and allotted land. He worked for Charles Allard, one of the largest stock owners on the Flathead Reservation. McLeod took care of Allard's famous buffalo herd and even rode buffalo for Allard's short-lived Wild West Show in 1893. In later years McLeod tried his hand at farming, a harness and shoe repair shop, and the taxi business. These enterprises never equaled the excitement and danger of his cowboy work. It was the labor and experiences of men like McLeod that built the modern Flathead Reservation community and economy."--Provided by publisher.
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    Includes index.
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    Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
    Other title(s)
    Autobiography of a Flathead Reservation Indian cowboy, 1870-1944
    ISBN
    • 9781934594179 (pbk.)
    • 1934594172 (pbk.)
    LCCN
    ^^2016006790
    OCLC
    938856357
    RCP
    H - S
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