The railroad opened the western united States to rapid settlement, but it was not all a blessing. To the ranchers who had to pay the prices demanded for the shipment of wheat, the railroad seemed to be an iron monster, an octopus whose tentacles would engulf them all in ruin. Bribery and corruption prevented them from getting justice in courts. The ranchers had no choice. They took the law into their own hands.

Edible Santa Fe is a quarterly publication that promotes and celebrates the abundance of local foods in North Central New Mexico. We value local, seasonal, authentic foods and culinary traditions. We celebrate family farmers who plant the seeds and work tirelessly to bring you the freshest local produce, the ranchers and poultry farmers committed to creating healthier and more sustainable methods of working with animals and the land...

A beautifully written and suspenseful tale of love and peril by an award-winning writer.
Backpacking into the Wind River Mountains on their tenth annual trip, Mack and his wife, Vonnie, find the magnificent woods and stunning mountains of Wyoming full of ghosts and danger. Mack comes from a long line of ranchers, and his dedication to keeping the family land has led him into penury and a life of crime. Vonnie is a fiercely intelligent, headstrong girl who came west for love, only to have it stolen from her bit by bit.

This book explores one of the most important uses of the land: the production of agriculture. Readers will learn that farms and ranches produce much more than food; but scientists, farmers, ranchers, and other landowners haven't solved conservation problems yet.