In the days of the vaqueros : America's first true cowboys / by Russell Freedman.
by Freedman, Russell.
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BookPublisher: New York : Clarion c2001Description: 70 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.ISBN: 0395967880.Other title: America's first true cowboys.Subject(s): Cowhands | Mexico -- Social life and customs | Southwestern States -- Social life and customs | Frontier and pioneer life -- Mexico | Frontier and pioneer life -- Southwestern StatesDDC classification: 636.2/13/09236872073 Summary: Describes the work, equipment, and culture of the vaqueros, the Spanish cowherders who shaped the Mexican plains five hundred years ago, and traces their evolution over the centuries into "cowboys" and "buckaroos."
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-62) and index.
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Describes the work, equipment, and culture of the vaqueros, the Spanish cowherders who shaped the Mexican plains five hundred years ago, and traces their evolution over the centuries into "cowboys" and "buckaroos."
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