Alex Swan and the Swan companies / by Lawrence M. Woods.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woods, L. Milton (Lawrence Milton), 1932-

Series:

Western lands and waters series ; 22.

Western lands and waters series ; 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Swan Land and Cattle Company--History.

Swan Land and Cattle Company.

Cattle trade--Wyoming--History--19th century.

Cattle trade.

Swan, Alexander Hamilton, 1831-1905.

Swan, Alexander Hamilton.

Ranchers--Wyoming--Biography.

Ranchers.

Businessmen--West (U.S.)--Biography.

Businessmen.

History.

Wyoming.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

293 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Norman, Okla. : Arthur H. Clark Co., 2006.

Summary:

For more than a century the history of the American Frontier, particularly the West, has been the speciality of the Arthur H. Clark Company. We publish new books, both interpretive and documentary, in small, high-quality editions for the collector, researcher, and library.

Contents:

Alexander Hamilton Swan

Wyoming cattleman

Alex Swan's Scottish company

At the peak of his powers

The $10,000 manager

Early signs of trouble

Frenetic 1886

Collapse of the Swan empire

The creditors dismantle the dreams

Alex Swan in Utah

The Swan Company without Swan

Reconstituted management

The first years under Clay

The last years of the cattle business

Clay takes control (again)

The postwar years

The last years of the Scottish company

The Delaware company

The great crisis

The post-Clay era

Liquidation at last

The "little" Swan company

The Swan legacy

A. The Swan shareholders' investment

B. Cattle inventories

C. Financial information.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-282) and index.

ISBN:

087062346X

OCLC:

65165418