Kamloops cattlemen one hundred years of trail dust examines the extensive livestock-ranching economy and grueling overland cattle drives situated across the vast, semi-arid interior plateau of south-central British Columbia. Bulman details how the region's formidable interior topography—specifically the sprawling, sun-baked bunchgrass steppes of the Thompson River valley, the rugged, heavily timbered alpine summer ranges, and the vital, isolated riparian watering corridors—strictly dictated the margins of massive cattle operations and seasonal transhumance routes. By mapping the grueling establishment of expansive pioneer ranches and the arduous transit of herds across unforgiving, arid distances to distant railheads and markets, the narrative highlights how this specific high-desert geography anchored a deeply resilient, livestock-dependent frontier economy. Ultimately, this agricultural record serves as a localized spatial history, demonstrating how the immense overland distances, harsh semi-arid climate, and vital bunchgrass forage of this Pacific Northwest interior fundamentally shaped the highly rugged, ranching-driven character of the early Kamloops region.

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