Alex Swan and the Swan Companies

by Lawrence M. Woods

Book Overview

The Swan name is inseparable from the history of Wyoming and the West, and when Swan made his mark in Wyoming in the 1880s, ranching was king. The largest among Alex Swan's many corporate creations, The Swan Land and Cattle Company, Ltd., was one of the larger livestock companies to operate in the American West, and it survived long after it founder's financial debacle in the great winter of 1886-1887. At one time, the Swan was said to be the largest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806154020
• ISBN13: 9780806154022
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"