Ranchland: British Columbia's Cattle Country

by Rick Blacklaws (Photographer), Diana French, Stephen Eaton Hume (Foreword by)

This exhilarating journey through British Columbia's historic cattle country takes the reader from the high Chilcotin meadows to the rich irrigated fields of the southern Okanagan, from cattle drives to modern marketing, from urban ranches to those tucked away in splendid isolation - all with spectacular full-colour photographs. "Ranchland" is a gorgeous, inspiring portrait of BC cattle raisers and cattle country.

208 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Bill Leach · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book highlighting the the history of the major ranches in the Okanagan, Nicola and Thompson Valleys, and the Chilcotin and Cariboo areas, focusing on the people who developed and who currently run the ranches. Interesting material on the logistics of cattle ranching. Particularly interesting was a final chapter on the future of ranching which discusses the various constraints on running cattle operations.

[laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not much (any) nuance or diversity but I suppose it’s exactly what you’d expect from a coffee table book about ranching published in 2001. Ah well. It was at least nice for me to read about the area I was born and see all the familiar names.