The End Of The American West

Who will replace the cowboy?

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October 17, 2002, 12:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Perhaps things could get worse as public-lands ranching yields to the ranchette subdivision, to industrialized recreation and to resource development. Or conversely, landscapes could get better with a "re-wilding" of our public lands -- restoring buffalo and beauty, creating elbow room worth having for generations to come. This fight for the last of our open spaces is now intensifying as the population center of the U.S. creeps west with each census."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: When the Last Cowboy Hangs Up His Spurs, What Then?

Thursday, October 17, 2002 in The Los Angeles Times

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