Research Catalog

Shearing sheep and Angora goats the Texas way : legacy of pride

Title: Shearing sheep and Angora goats the Texas way : legacy of pride / Robert Aguero ; foreword by Arnoldo De León.
Author: Aguero, Robert, 1950-
Publication: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2024]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

Item details
Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request for On-site Use Not available - Please for assistance.	Text	Use in library	JFE 24-1387	Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

Details

Additional Authors

De León, Arnoldo, 1945-

Description

xix, 197 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

"Just as the time of the vaquero is near to running its course, the days of the full-time sheep and goat shearers -- tasinques -- are coming to a close. So asserts author Robert Aguero, son and grandson of tasinques and recipient of the proud tradition of those who labored with their hands in the dusty corrals of the Nueces River Valley and the Edwards Plateau, harvesting the wool and mohair that fueled the industry known by the shearers and their families as la trasquila. 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"--

Series Statement

Clayton Wheat Wlliams Texas life series ; number twenty

Uniform Title

Clayton Wheat Williams Texas life series ; no. 20.

Subject

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Foreword / Arnoldo De León -- Acknowledgments / Robert Aguero -- Introduction -- A Brief History of Shearing and the Shearers -- A Brief History Continued: Shearing the Angora Goat -- A Legacy of Pride: The Culture of Shearing -- Compensation -- Las Máquinas: The Crews -- The Tools of the Trade -- Dancing with Sheep and Goats: The Techniques Used for Shearing in Texas -- Los Tasinques: The Shearers -- Los Rancheros: The Ranchers -- Epilogue: We Were Once Shearers -- Glossary.

Call Number

JFE 24-1387

ISBN

9781648431609
1648431607
9781648431616 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2023024269

OCLC

1379266197

Author

Aguero, Robert, 1950- author.

Title

Shearing sheep and Angora goats the Texas way : legacy of pride / Robert Aguero ; foreword by Arnoldo De León.

Publisher

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2024]

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Clayton Wheat Wlliams Texas life series ; number twenty

Clayton Wheat Williams Texas life series ; no. 20.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

De León, Arnoldo, 1945- writer of foreword.

Research Call Number

JFE 24-1387

View in Legacy Catalog