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Peter R. Decker was a professor of history and public policy at Duke University before becoming a western rancher in Ridgway, Colorado. He served as commissioner of agriculture for the state of Colorado, is a director of the renowned National Western Stock Show in Denver, and serves as the chair of show more the board of trustees for Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado show less

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Works by Peter Decker

Old Fences, New Neighbors (1998) 14 copies, 2 reviews
Saving the West (2010) 2 copies

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An insightful and warm history of Ouray county in southwest Colorado. From the Utes to the miners who poured in to the San Juans, the author explains the social history of the county. The second half of the book moves on to the ranchlands to the north, with a heartfelt portrait of a way of life that is fast disappearing in the face of rural gentrification. Well-written and enjoyable to read.
"The heart of [Marie Scott’s] ranch empire is currently the headquarters of the fourteen-thousand-acre Double RL Ranch, owned by Ralph Lauren, the clothing designer out of New York City. Marie’s ranch is now a showplace, the backdrop for feature articles in fashion magazines about the “magical allure” of the American West...A typical cattle ranch it is not."

The author details the myths and relationships within ranching society in Ouray County, as he experienced them. He includes show more local history and explores how today’s culture is reshaping this traditional way of life in the West. show less
Die erste wichtige Botschaft ist: Es gibt das Proletariat noch. Die Leute, die nichts haben und sich daher bei anderen verdingen müssen, damit die reicher werden, die gibts nach wie vor. Bei allem Gerede über Neue Armut und Prekariat soll man nicht vergessen, was die ganz normale Armut ist: Nix haben und darauf angewiesen sein, einen Anwender zu finden, damit man seine eigenen Rechnungen zahlen kann.
Das zweite, was man dem Buch entnehmen kann: Das Proletariat wird zwar nach wie vor show more ausgebeutet, und fest auch noch, aber daß es deswegen aufbegehren würde, davon kann keine Rede sein. Armut macht nicht automatisch revolutionär, und wenn man aus Schaden notwendig klug würde, so wären viele gescheite Leute unterwegs. Schaden, so die dritte wichtige Aussage dieses Buches, gibt es nämlich genug für die Eigentumslosen. show less

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