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

University of New Mexico Press, 2000. 1st Edition. Paperback. Good. 6x1x9. First edition, second printing. Softcover book, neither ex-library nor marked as a remainder. Binding is strong and all leaves are in place. Text has one or two annotations in pencil; no dog-ears. Book has mild handling wear and a little spotting. 439 pp. This award-winning book offers an invaluable synthesis that is essential reading for anyone interested in the cattle-ranching traditions in North America. In this revisionist study, historical geographer Jordan reinterprets cattle ranching in the Old World and New, challenging the notion that western cattle culture derived principally from Texas. Jordan begins by looking at Old World stock-raising patterns of the British, Spanish, and North Africans and traces how these practices merged in the Caribbean and were brought into Mexico. He also shows how in the eighteenth and nineteenth century cattle-raising found its way to the Eastern Seaboard, the South and Midwest of the… Leer más

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1993. First Edition . Paper Back. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 439pp.incl.index; SC pink w/blk.; fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. "The reinterpretation of how ranching evolved in the New World... " illus.

University of New Mexico Press, 2000-09-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

Univ of New Mexico Pr, 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Brown cloth with gilt title on spine. indexed and illustrated. No ownership or other markings. Book appears as new. Dust jacket is protected in fresh mylar. A stated first edition. Ships within 24 hours.

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1993. Hardcover. VG/Very Good. 439 pp. , notes, biblio, index, illus. , maps 8vo - over 7� - 9� tall. tux

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.

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… Leer más

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… Leer más