Lady Rancher

By Gertrude Minor Rogers and Bio02200

Book Overview

A modern pioneer story strongly evocative of the undaunted spirit that shaped Western Canada. Gertrude Roger's story opens at the old Cruikshank Ranch near Beechy, Saskatchewan. As a young woman, she marries John Minor and lives, works and raises a family on a large, prosperous cattle ranch. The Minor's later owned the huge Chilco Ranch in the Chilcotin region of British Columbia which was stocked with 5,000 cattle. When her husband died in the crash of his light airplane, Gertrude Roger was forced to take over business and ranching operations. Mrs. Roger now lives in Lethbridge, Alberta.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0888390386
• ISBN13: 9780888390387
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Hancock House Pub Ltd
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Lady Rancher

Having a girl friend who has ranched in Oregon, Nevada and now Cedarville CA, it was appealing to read of Gertrude Minor Roger's adventures in ranching. I would like to know the continuing story. Did she continue ranching? Are her sons ranchers in Beechy, Saskatchewan?