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This book is the story and history of a generation of people who originally came from the Tyrolean Alps of Northern Italy in a region called Tyrolia. They migrated to America and settled in the small Southwestern mining towns of Superior and Rock Springs, Wyoming. When mining affected their health or the work became too hazardous and uncertain, many of the Tyroleans moved to Utah; either to the farmlands of Weber County or the city of Ogden. Others stayed in Wyoming for the remainder of their lives.
This book will give horseback riders enough knowledge to determine if their saddles are fitting properly. It also discusses remedies that are available to correct existing problems and actual saddle modifications.
This book describes the origin and history of the cowboy saddle. Information is included on the development after the civil War to the 1930's. Discussion is made of the early saddle makers and detail is provided on identifying the styles and appearance by time period.
By studying the many ways diverse peoples have changed, shaped, and conserved the natural world over time, environmental historians provide insight into humanity's unique relationship with nature and, more importantly, are better able to understand the origins of our current environmental crisis. Beginning with the precolonial land-use practice of Native Americans and concluding with our twenty-first century concerns over our global ecological crisis, American Environmental History addresses contentious issues such as the preservation of the wilderness, the expulsion of native peoples from national parks, and population growth, and considers the formative forces of gender, race, and class. E...