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Cattle ranching in the Old World and New is reinterpreted in this pathbreaking 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 into 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 Texan. Jordan argues that over the next fifty years the Midwestern system triumphed over its two rivals throughout the West. In particular, the role of Texas is depicted as less important than previously thought.
The reinterpretation of how ranching evolved in the New World is broad, including discussions of grazing and foraging and their relation to vegetation and climate - that is, cultural ecology - cultural diffusion, and local innovation. Above all, Jordan emphasizes place and region, illustrating the great variety of ranching practices.
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Historical geography, Ranchers, Human geography, Cattle, Ranching, History, United States - General, Modern - 19th Century, History - General History, United States - 19th Century, History: American, North America, Agriculture - Animal Husbandry, American history: c 1800 to c 1900, Animal husbandry, USA, World history: c 1750 to c 1900, Beef cattle, Human geography, north americaPlaces
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North American cattle-ranching frontiers: origins, diffusion, and differentiation
1993, University of New Mexico Press, Univ of New Mexico Pr
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North American Cattle-Ranching Frontiers: Origins, Diffusion and Differentiation (Histories of the American Frontier)
Publish date unknown, University of New Mexico Press
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-427) and index.
Companion to: The American backwoods frontier.
"Published at the quincentennial of the first introduction of cattle into the Americas."
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