In the days of the vaqueros : America's first true cowboys

Freedman, Russell

In the days of the vaqueros : America's first true cowboys / by Russell Freedman - New York : Clarion Books , c2001. - 70 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-62) and index.

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."

9780395967881

2001017357


Mexican American cowboys----History----Southwest, New----Juvenile literature
Ranch life----Juvenile literature
Frontier and pioneer life----Juvenile literature


Southwest, New----Social life and customs----Juvenile literature
Mexico---Social life and customs---Juvenile literature

F790.M5 / F74 2001

JUV 636.2 FRE

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