Basque Sheepherders and the Range Wars. Basque Immigration, Livestock Industry, and the Conflicts over the Use of Federal Lands in the State of Nevada, 1890-1934
Keywords:
Basque Immigration in the United States, Western History, Great Basin, Nevada, Range Wars, U.S. Forest Service, Public Lands, Extensive Ranching, Sheepherders.
Abstract
This article analyzes the conflicts between cattle ranchers and sheepherders over the use of the public-domain lands during the first third of the twentieth century, as well as the federal government’s attempts to alleviate these conflicts and bring order to the western rangelands. The article examines how cattle ranchers tried to secure their economic status over smaller operations, confronting sheepherders who belonged to a lower social-economic status and most of them were Basque immigrants.Downloads
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Saitua I. (2017). Basque Sheepherders and the Range Wars. Basque Immigration, Livestock Industry, and the Conflicts over the Use of Federal Lands in the State of Nevada, 1890-1934. Cuadernos de Historia Contemporánea, 39, 191-211. https://doi.org/10.5209/CHCO.56271
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