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The eldest of seven children born to a prospector-turned-rancher, Jeannette dug ditches, raised barns and split wood alongside the ranch hands.

In order to try and curb the violence, some state governments have imposed anti-open grazing laws and set up ranches for the herders - but have faced resistance from all sides.

Illegal cattle ranching has already destroyed millions of acres.

But as this modest drama begins, Dusty is grappling with the most crushing of blows: His cherished 200-acre family ranch in Colorado has burned down in a devastating wildfire.

It replaces a 1,600-square-foot ranch that burned down in January.