The LAST RANCH shares the author's experience of a family's
concentrated efforts to try to bring back to life a splendid
historical ranch in the hills of the south Okanagan Valley of
British Columbia. An additional hand was their 12 year old son
Eric, who had grown experienced in the ways of cattle and isolation
during their three years of homesteading life in the Upper Squamish
Valley, near Vancouver.
This bold and energy-intensive cattle ranch undertaking coincided
with the ten year period of the highest inflation and interest
rates which North America has ever experienced. This fact undercut
the success of the project in an unexpected way. Impacting as well
was the growth of bureaucracy which caused ongoing delays of their
progress.
Known commonly in the 1970's as those 'back to the landers', the
author and her husband had earlier known city lives of university
educations and professional directions. Her husband's interests
were devoted to Architecture which he put aside to pursue an
alternative way of life.
The author also offers an updated examination of the ongoing loss
of British Columbia ranches and the reasons behind these changes.
General
| Imprint: |
Trafford Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
Canada |
| Release date: |
September 2007 |
| Authors: |
Elizabeth Mann
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
162 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4251-1976-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-4251-1976-X |
| Barcode: |
9781425119768 |
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