The Bare-toed Vaquero: Life in Baja California's Desert Mountains

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The Bare-toed Vaquero Life in Baja California’s Desert Mountains Peter J. Marchand University of New Mexico Press • Albuquerque •• © 2013 by Peter J. Marchand All rights reserved. Published 2013 Printed in the United States of America 18 17 16 15 14 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Marchand, Peter J. The bare-toed vaquero : life in Baja California’s desert mountains / Peter J. Marchand. pages cm Summary: “Though the world has seen many advances in technology and globalization since publication of Harry W. Crosby’s work in 1981, little seems to have changed in the Sierra de la Giganta of Baja California Sur. Peter Marchand finds that the traditional skills and values—strong family ties, shared work, friendliness—of which Crosby wrote continue to endure”—Provided by publisher. isbn 978-0-8263-5356-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-8263-5357-3 (electronic) 1. Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula)—Description and travel. 2. Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula)—Social life and customs. I. Title. F1246.M294 2013 972’.2—dc23 2013003755 Book design and composition by Lila Sanchez Text composed in Minion Pro 10.75/15; Display type is Sava Pro, Sabon For the rancheros of Sierra de la Giganta, who gave so generously of themselves. ∏ Special thanks to Trudi “Rosita” Angell and Rodolfo Palacios, without whom this project would not have been possible. I am also grateful to the Leopold Foundation of the Pikes Peak Community Foundation for their grant to help support production of this book. Finally, thanks to the entire staff of UNM Press for bringing this project to fruition. ...