Alex Swan and the Swan Companies (Western Lands and Waters Series)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.81 (512 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0806154020 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 300 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Woods, an attorney and certified public accountant, resides in Worland, Wyoming. He is the author of several books, including British Gentlemen in the Wild West and Alex Swan and the Swan Companies.. Lawrence M
Midwest Book Review said Thoughtful, involving portrait of a self-made man's legacy.. Written by historian Lawrence M. Woods, Alex Swan and the Swan Companies is a fascinating, in-depth biography of 1800's corporate tycoon Alex Swan, and the robust enterprises he founded, particularly the Swan Land and Cattle Company, one of the larger livestock companies to operate in the American West. Chapters don't just detail Swan's life; ov
Alex Swan and the Swan Companies is an important portrait of the inner workings of the western cattle industry and its leaders.The book has a bibliography, index, and three appendices. It is bound in rich brown linen cloth and has a foil stamped spine and front cover. 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. Woods has combed the surviving corporate records and other documents held in the United States and abroad.At the height of his financial life, Swan was said to be the richest man in Wyoming Territory, and his influence extended beyond business affairs to community service, both in Wyoming and in Iowa. Promoting the use of Hereford ca
About the AuthorLawrence M. Woods, an attorney and certified public accountant, resides in Worland, Wyoming. He is the author of several books, including British Gentlemen in the Wild West and Alex Swan and the Swan Companies.