Wild horses of the West : history and politics of America's mustangs / J. Edward de Steiguer.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: De Steiguer, Joseph Edward
Language:English
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2011], ©2011.
Subjects:
Wild horses > West (U.S.) > History.
Wild horses > Government policy > West (U.S.)
Physical Description:xiii, 249 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • "Living symbols of the pioneer spirit of the West"
  • pt. 1: All about horses. Origins of the horse
  • Of horses and humans
  • Physical and social nature of horses
  • pt. 2: Horses return to the Americas. Spanish horses enter the New World
  • Rise of Indian horse culture
  • America sweeps onto the Great Plains
  • Refuge in the Great Basin
  • pt. 3: Protecting wild horses. "Wild Horse Annie" and the struggle for wild horse protection
  • Wild horse policy in action
  • Future of the West's wild horses.