Shearing Sheep and Angora Goats the Texas Way
Legacy of Pride
978-1-64843-160-9 Hardcover (Printed Case)
6 x 9 x 0 in
232 pp. 73 b&w photos. Glossary. Bib. Index.
Pub Date: 02/07/2024
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Aguero, himself a veteran of the shearing sheds, offers stories and perspectives gleaned both from personal experience and interviews with dozens of individuals intimately connected with the Central Texas wool and mohair industry. From the docienteros—virtuosos able to shear 200 animals or more per day—to the rancheros—the owners of the ranches who hired the shearing crews, year after year—Aguero has captured the essence of a way of life that is rapidly passing into history.
The work opens with a foreword by esteemed historian Arnoldo De León. A host of photographs accompanies the narrative, capturing visually the dust, sweat, and noise of the atajo—the shearing pen—along with the pride in accomplishment that characterizes the tasinque tradition. Robert Aguero’s Shearing Sheep and Angora Goats the Texas Way: A Legacy of Pride both documents and pays homage to an honored way of life and livelihood that is disappearing from the region.
Clayton Wheat Williams Texas Life Series
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Published by Texas A&M University Press