When Native and Métis unrest escalated into the Northwest Rebellion of 1885, white settlers in southern Alberta's cattle country were terrified. Three major First Nations bordered their range, and war seemed certain. In anticipation, 114 men mustered to form the Rocky Mountain Rangers, a volunteer militia charged with ensuring the safety of the open range between the Rocky Mountains and the Cypress Hills.

 

The Cowboy Cavalry: The Story of the Rocky Mountain Rangers is their story, inextricably linked to the dissensions of the day, rife with skirmishes, corruption, jealousies, rumour, innuendo and gross media sensationalizing . . . all bound together with what author Gordon Tolton terms "a generous helping of gunpowder."

 

Product Details

• Paperback, 264 pages
• Author: Gordon E. Tolton
• Publisher: Heritage House Publishing
• Dimensions: 13.97 x 1.27 x 21.59 cm