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Vaqueros
America's First Cowmen
By Sandler, Martin W.
- ISBN
- 978-0-80506-019-5
- Publisher
- New York : H. Holt and Co., 2001.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2002
Gr 3-8 Sandler's thesis is simple: the role of the vaquero-the Hispanic cowboy-in U.S. ranching history has been overlooked and misrepresented, particularly in popular culture. With this book, he intends to rectify that wrong and does so quite successfully. Sandler notes the role that Spanish explorers such as Cort s and Coronado played in the introduction of ranching to the continent, as well as the importance of the Spanish mission system. T...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
