In the Days of the Vaqueros: America's First True Cowboys - Couverture rigide

Freedman, Russell

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0395967880 ISBN 13 : 9780395967881

Editeur : Clarion Books, 2001

Synopsis

In this rousing account of the first true cowboys, Newbery Medalist Russell Freedman brings to life the days when the vaqueros rounded up cattle, brought down steers, and tamed wild broncos. In the service of wealthy Spanish conquistadors in the sixteenth century, Mexican ranch hands began herd- ing cattle, often riding barefoot. They soon developed and perfected the skills for this dangerous work and became expert horsemen. Hundred of years later the vaqueros shared their expertise with the inexperienced cowboys of the American West, who adopted their techniques and their distinctive clothing, tools, and even lingo. Yet today it is the cowboy whom we remember, while the vaquero has all but disappeared from history.
The vaqueros are at last given their due in this dramatic narrative, lushly illustrated with beautiful period paintings and drawings.

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À propos de l?auteur

Russell Freedman received the Newbery Medal for LINCOLN: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY. He is also the recipient of three Newbery Honors, the Sibert Medal, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and was selected to give the 2006 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. Mr. Freedman lives in New York City.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Clarion Books
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0395967880
• ISBN 13: 9780395967881
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 80
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