Open Spaces, Open Rebellions: The War over America's Public Lands

by Michael J. Makley

Book Overview

In the spring of 2014, rancher Cliven Bundy and his armed supporters engaged in a standoff with Bureau of Land Management agents, and once again, the federal management of public lands was in the national spotlight. The conflict arose because Bundy had not paid required grazing fees and a federal judge ordered the confiscation of his cattle. The ensuing media coverage highlighted information that may have surprised those outside the rural West: the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625343140
• ISBN13: 9781625343147
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"