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The Horsemen of the Americas and the Literature They Inspired / Edward Larocque Tinker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tinker, Edward Larocque, 1881-1968, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cowboys in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (151 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin : University of Texas Press, [1967]
- Summary:
- Edward Larocque Tinker portrays the life of mounted cattlemen in the two Americas, the conditions which created them, and those that ultimately destroyed or transformed them.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- A Tribute
- The Reasons
- Contents
- List of Color Plates
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction
- Gaucho
- 1. The Cult of the Gaucho and the Creation of a Literature
- The Gaucho
- The Men, Mind, and Manners of the Pampas
- The Gaucho in Verse
- The Gaucho on the Stage
- The Gaucho in Prose
- 2. Charros, Corridos, and Calaveras
- Charros
- Corridos and Calaveras
- 3. The North American Cowboy in Life and Literature
- The Cowboy in Life
- The Cowboy in Literature
- Bibliography
- South American
- Mexican
- North American
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Tinker, Edward Larocque The Horsemen of the Americas and the Literature They Inspired
- ISBN:
- 1-4773-0678-1
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