Slaughter on the Otter
The Kendrick Sheep Raid
by Forest B. Dunning
published by Forest B. Dunning
produced by Sweetgrass Books
In mid-November 1900 a herd of sheep crossed a plowed furrow 'deadline' that had separated cattle and sheep public ranges for many years. On the early morning of December 28, 1900, a determined group of cattlemen led by a future Wyoming governor and U.S. senator destroyed a band of 2,113 head of sheep that had 'invaded' their range.
The story was cloaked by a conspiracy of silence for nearly seventy-five years, until almost forty years after the senator's death. Even then the facts and motivations remained shrouded. This is the full story.
112 pages, 6 x 9 , 35 b/w photos, Perfect Bound
softcover
ISBN 10: 1591522382
ISBN 13: 9781591522386
$17.95
RELEASE DATE
02/26/2019
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The Kendrick Sheep Raid |
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Forest B. Dunning is a retired rancher living in Sheridan, Wyoming. Raised in Birney, Montana, near the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, he has been a student, cowboy, soldier, financial advisor, purebred cattle rancher, cattle buyer, and author. He is a graduate from New Mexico State University with a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics and from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College with a master's degree in Military Science. After successful careers as a U.S. Army officer (retired lietenant colonel) and a civilian financial advisor, Forest returned to his roots and bought a cattle ranch near Sheridan Wyoming. He has long had a love for Montana and Wyoming history and historical fiction. Noting that much of local history had been overlooked, he has devoted his writing skills to the preservation of history in southeastern Montana, northern Wyoming, and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. |
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