John Ware, Canada’s Legendary Cowboy (1845-1905)
This Article is dedicated to Nettie Ware (1893-1989) Note: A previous version of this article was provided to Oxford University Press Canada for use in their Canadian high school textbook Inside Track 1. “A man of unquestioned honesty and agreeable nature…[who] boasted the rare distinction of never having been thrown from a horse. At roughriding and roping he was an expert’ (Turner, 1950, pg. 461). John and Mildred (Lewis) Ware, circa 1898 (source: Glenbow Museum) “a man of unquestioned honesty and agreeable nature…[who] boasted the rare distinction of never having been thrown from a horse. At roughriding and roping he was an expert’’ (Turner, 1950, pg. 461). ...