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In the Days of the Vaqueros: America's First True Cowboys
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In the Days of the Vaqueros: America's First True Cowboys Paperback - 2008

by Russell Freedman

*“Freedman sets the record straight.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

Vaqueros, from vaca, the Spanish word for cow, were Native Americans conscripted by wealthy Spaniards to herd cattle on the Mexican plains. Often barefoot and wearing whatever clothes they had, the vaqueros became spectacular riders and masters of the art of cow herding. Three hundred years later, they taught the settlers to the American West how to round up cattle, bring down a steer, and break a wild bronco. Cowboys picked up their clothing, saddles, and lingo from the vaqueros. But it is the cowboy whose fabled reputation we remember, while the vaquero has all but disappeared from history.

*“Freedman tells the story with depth, clarity, and a vigor that conveys the thrilling excitement of the work and the macho swagger of the culture.”—Booklist, starred review


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*“Freedman sets the record straight.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

Vaqueros, from vaca, the Spanish word for cow, were Native Americans conscripted by wealthy Spaniards to herd cattle on the Mexican plains. Often barefoot and wearing whatever clothes they had, the vaqueros became spectacular riders and masters of the art of cow herding. Three hundred years later, they taught the settlers to the American West how to round up cattle, bring down a steer, and break a wild bronco. Cowboys picked up their clothing, saddles, and lingo from the vaqueros. But it is the cowboy whose fabled reputation we remember, while the vaquero has all but disappeared from history.

*“Freedman tells the story with depth, clarity, and a vigor that conveys the thrilling excitement of the work and the macho swagger of the culture.”—Booklist, starred review

From the publisher

Russell Freedman received the Newbery Medal for LINCOLN: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY. He is also the recipient of three Newbery Honors, the Sibert Medal, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and was selected to give the 2006 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. Mr. Freedman lives in New York City.

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  • Title In the Days of the Vaqueros: America's First True Cowboys
  • Author Russell Freedman
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 80
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Clarion Books
  • Date 2008-09-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780547133652 / 0547133650
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.5 x 9.5 x 0.19 in (24.13 x 24.13 x 0.48 cm)
  • Ages 12 to UP years
  • Grade levels 7 - UP
  • Reading level 1180
  • Library of Congress subjects Cowboys, Mexico - Social life and customs
  • Dewey Decimal Code 636.213

Media reviews

Freedman sets the record straight.
Publishers Weekly, Starred

Freedman tells the story with depth, clarity, and a vigor that conveys the thrilling excitement of the work and the macho swagger of the culture.
Booklist, ALA, Starred Review

About the author

Russell Freedman received the Newbery Medal for LINCOLN: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY. He is also the recipient of three Newbery Honors, the Sibert Medal, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and was selected to give the 2006 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. Mr. Freedman lives in New York City.
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