1881 The Beef Bonanza or How to Get Rich on the Plains by James Brisbin FACSIMILE.
This is a paperback facsimile copy of the original book published in 1881 originally by J.B. Lippincott & Co. 228 pages with black and white illustrations and advertisements. 6” x 9”.
General James S. Brisbin's influential work is one of the most significant promotional treatises of the open range cattle era. Published at the height of the great cattle boom, Brisbin's enthusiastic account painted an irresistible picture of the fortunes to be made in western ranching, directly fueling massive eastern and foreign investment in the American cattle industry during the early 1880s. Drawing on his military service in the West and his own ranching experiences, Brisbin provided detailed financial projections, practical advice on cattle operations, and glowing descriptions of the prospects for wealth on the Great Plains, making this book both a primary catalyst for the speculative cattle bubble and an essential primary source for understanding the economics, optimism, and ultimately the hubris that characterized the industry before the catastrophic winter of 1886-87.
