The Wire that Fenced the West
- The Wire that Fenced the West
"The Wire that Fenced the West" is the standard history of the subject. It was written by Henry D. and Frances T. McCallum and published in 1965 by the University of Oklahoma Press.
The book covers the history of the development of barbed wire and the inventors. It also include chapters of how it was marketed and the history of its use in the American West. It includes an illustrated identification guide showing the various brands, styles, and patents.
Chapters
I. Barbed-Wire Fence-Makers:1. Threshold of Promise:2. Prelude to 1874:3. Incident at De Kalb:4. Pre-Glidden Fences:5. Promoting Barbed Wire:6. Moonshine and Monopoly:7. Patent Litigation:8. Barbed-Wire BaronsII. Barbed-Wire Fence-Builders:9. "This Cockeyed World of Cattle Fold":10. "The Big Die-up":11. "King of the Coasters" and Brother Jon:12. "Starten' in to Play H--- with Texas":13. "Improvements" on the Public Domain:14. "Trail to Rail":15. "Alambre! Alambre! Alambre!":16. A Nineteenth-Century Alegory:17. Modern Trends:18. Classification:19. Identification
Editions
*Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965. LC: 65-11234.
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