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9781585440832
The early luxury of free forage on unclaimed western public domain allowed the building of fortunes in cattle and sheep and offered opportunities to successive waves of settlement. But the western public lands could not last. The range became overgrazed, overstocked, overcrowded. Animals were lost, much range was irreversible damaged, and even violence occurred as cowmen, sheepmen, and settlers competed for the best forage.Rowley, William D. is the author of 'U.S. Forest Service Grazing & Rangelands A History' with ISBN 9781585440832 and ISBN 1585440833.
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