Cowboys of the Americas
By: Richard W. Slatta.
Series: Yale Western Americana series; Yale Western Americana series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: Cowboys -- America -- History; Frontier and pioneer life -- America; Cattle trade -- America -- History; America -- Social life and customs
Description: This is a comparative study of the social history and mythology of cowboy culture right across the Western Hemisphere, from Patagonia to the Tukon, including the unique cowboys of the Hawaiin cattle industry. Slatta argues that Spanish influence, neglected in most accepted historiography, is primary in all open-range cattle frontiers of North and South America. His focus is on people, working ranch hands, and how they lived their lives, quoting frequently from first-hand descriptions of cowboy and ranch life.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 289-299.
Includes index.