Homesteading with the Elk: A Story of Frontier Life in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

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HOMESTEADING WITH THE ELK is a distillation of frontier life in the historic Jackson Hole country of Wyoming. Beginning with the homesteading of land & the building of a home in the shadows of the mighty Tetons on Flat Creek, & continuing on down through the development of the elk refuge in Jackson Hole from the beginning when the Government purchased 1,760 acres of land to the present time when the refuge encompasses some 20,030 acres. The story tells of the ranchers & mountain men alike who battle the massive elk herds, the long hard winters, & the oncoming of civilization to the country. HOMESTEADING WITH THE ELK is recapitulation of the breadth & depth of the Jackson Hole country, told in a manner that will prohibit you from putting this book down until you have read it in its entirety. Order from The Quilt House, P.O. Box 107, Victor, ID 83455. 208-787-2220.

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