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Gauchos and the Vanishing Frontier
Richard W. Slatta
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Paperback. Although as much romanticized as the American cowboy, the Argentine gaucho lived a persecuted, marginal existence, beleaguered by mandatory passports, vagrancy laws, and forced military service. This title presents the story of this nineteenth-century migratory ranch hand. Num Pages: 273 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
Although as much romanticized as the American cowboy, the Argentine gaucho lived a persecuted, marginal existence, beleaguered by mandatory passports, vagrancy laws, and forced military service. The story of this nineteenth-century migratory ranch hand is told in vivid detail by Richard W. Slatta, a professor of history at North Carolina State University at Raleigh and the author of Cowboys of the Americas (1990).
Although as much romanticized as the American cowboy, the Argentine gaucho lived a persecuted, marginal existence, beleaguered by mandatory passports, vagrancy laws, and forced military service. The story of this nineteenth-century migratory ranch hand is told in vivid detail by Richard W. Slatta, a professor of history at North Carolina State University at Raleigh and the author of Cowboys of the Americas (1990).
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
Number of Pages
273
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803292154
SKU
V9780803292154
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