Empire: The Pioneer Legacy of an American Ranch Family -- Jefferson Glass

A collage of characters shaped the west of the nineteenth century. Large and powerful cattlemen, backed by eastern and European investors, flooded the prairie with herds often numbering 50-80 thousand head. They had visions of doubling or tripling their money quickly while their cattle grazed on the free grass of the open range. Others, like Martin Gothberg wisely invested in the future of the young frontier. Starting with a humble 160-acre homestead in 1885, he continued to expand and develop a modest ranch that eventually included tens of thousands of acres of deeded land. <br /><br />Through the lens of this family saga--a part of the history of the West comes to life in the hands of this storyteller and historian.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Jefferson Glass<br><b>Publisher:</b> Two Dot Books<br><b>Published:</b> 08/01/2023<br><b>Pages:</b> 400<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.24lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.78h x 6.06w x 0.86d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781493073412<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Jefferson Glass relocated to central Wyoming from Oregon in 1981. He was the founder and former chair of the Evansville Historical Commission, a Certified Local Government (CLG) for the town of Evansville, Wyoming. He later served on the board of directors for the Cadoma Foundation, a non-profit historic preservation organization based in Casper, Wyoming. He is a relentless researcher with specific interests in the Rocky Mountain and Northern Plains regions of the United States.