North American Cattle-Ranching Frontiers : Origins, Diffusion, and Differentiation (Histories of the American Frontier Ser.) por Jordan, Terry G - 1993

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1993. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 439pp.incl.index; HB brwn.w/gilt; PON&imprint,ft.endpaper, otherwise fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. DJ salmon w/blk.; slight rub. "Cattle ranching in the Old World and New is reinterpreted in this path-breaking study that both recasts the history of a well-known topic and is also truly original." illus.&maps.

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1993. First edition, first printing . Hardcover. The book begins by tracing the different cattle-raising cultures in Spain, the British Isles, and North Africa helped shape varities of ranching in the New World. By 1850, three distinct ranching cultures existed in the US, Midwestern, Californian, and Texan. 439 pages with photographs, illustrations, maps, notes and index. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. A new, unread copy.

Univ of New Mexico Pr. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 082631421X . Histories Of The American Frontier; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 439 pages .

Albuquerque, New Mexico:: University of New Mexico Press, 1993.. 1st Edition, so stated.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: brown cloth with gilt spine text; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket.. 8vo (about 9.5 inches tall) . Index. Description: Features 65 black and white illustrations and maps. From the jacket blurb: ''Cattle ranching in the Old World and New is reinterpreted in this study that both recasts the history of a well-known topic and is also truly original. Jordan begins by tracing how different cattle-raising cultures in Spain, the British Isles, and North Africa helped shape varieties of ranching in the New World. He then delineates the American adaptations of ranching beginning with European expansion in the Caribbean and then considers continued evolution in Mexico, the American South, and the West. By 1850, three distinct ranching cultures existed -- Midwestern, Californian, and Texas. Jordan argues that over the next fifty years the Midwestern system triumphed over its… Ler mais

Albuquerque, New Mexico:: University of New Mexico Press, 1993.. 1st Edition, so stated.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: brown cloth with gilt spine text; a Near Fine book, with a Near Fine dust jacket.. 8vo (about 9.5 inches tall) . Index. Description: Features 65 black and white illustrations and maps. From the jacket blurb: ''Cattle ranching in the Old World and New is reinterpreted in this study that both recasts the history of a well-known topic and is also truly original. Jordan begins by tracing how different cattle-raising cultures in Spain, the British Isles, and North Africa helped shape varieties of ranching in the New World. He then delineates the American adaptations of ranching beginning with European expansion in the Caribbean and then considers continued evolution in Mexico, the American South, and the West. By 1850, three distinct ranching cultures existed -- Midwestern, Californian, and Texas. Jordan argues that over the next fifty years the Midwestern system triumphed over its… Ler mais

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.