Gauchos and the Vanishing Frontier
| Author | : Richard W. Slatta |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 296 |
| Release | : 1983 |
| ISBN-10 | : UVA:X000545384 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Gauchos and the Vanishing Frontier by : Richard W. Slatta
Download or read book Gauchos and the Vanishing Frontier written by Richard W. Slatta and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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).--Publisher description.
