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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Longhorns (1941)di J. Frank Dobie
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Frank Dobie describes how the history of a state and a culture was defined by a sturdy breed of cattle who could be raised on little and tolerate being driven for miles Topics covered included history, microevolution, branding, mavericks, milling, stampedes, rawhide, horns, lead oxen, sex differences, and hunting outlaw cattle in brush country. I came away with enormous respect for cattle and men, admiring their toughness, shrugging off the cruelty. I will say this, even if I sound silly. I remember this book as a taste, a taste much like chili. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
The Texas Longhorn made more history than any other breed of cattle the world has known. These wiry, intractable beasts were themselves pioneers in a harsh land, moving elementally with drouth, grass, Arctic blizzards, and burning winds. Their story is the bedrock on which the history of the cow country of America is founded. J. Frank Dobie was a tale spinner who appreciated the proper place of legend and folklore in history. In The Longhorns, he tells of the Spanish conquistadors, who brought their cattle with them; of ranching in the turbulent colonial times; of the cowboy, whose abandon, energy, insolence, and pride epitomized the booming West. He writes of terrifying stampedes, titantic bull fights on the range, ghost steers, and encounters with Indians. A tireless prospector of the history and legends of the Southwest, Dobie spent most of his life preparing to write this book. He was born in the Texas brush country where the Longhorns made their last stand; he back-trailed them into Mexico; he pursued the vivid lore of Texas cowboys and Mexican vaqueros. No historian or naturalist has ever so related an animal to the land, its people, and its history. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)636.2821Technology Agriculture & related technologies Animal husbandry Cattle; Greater ruminants Other countries American beef breed Longhorn, Texas steerClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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