A Social History of Argentine Wheat, 1860–1910
by
James R. Scobie
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
On the Argentine pampas, between the years 1860 and 1910, a dramatic social and agricultural revolution took place. The haunts of wild cattle, native peoples, and gauchos were transformed into cultivated fields and rich pastures. A land that had produced only scrawny sheep and cattle became one of the...