{"product_id":"the-life-and-knife-of-the-argentine-gaucho-paperback","title":"The Life and Knife of the Argentine Gaucho - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFernan Vargas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Loriega\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE LIFE AND KNIFE OF THE ARGENTINE GAUCHO contains a selection of excerpts from\u003cbr\u003etextbooks and journals published in the 19th and early 2oth centuries. These accounts represent the\u003cbr\u003ecandid observations of British and American researchers, journalists, and travelers to South America, \u003cbr\u003eand their first hand impressions of the Gauchos of Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe accounts paint a vivid picture of these somber and solitary riders who roamed the Pampas, and of\u003cbr\u003ethe large knife-the facon-that was every Gaucho's faithful companion. The Gaucho was an exotic\u003cbr\u003ecowboy of mythical proportions, one who spoke a foreign language but who shared the cowboy's love\u003cbr\u003eof self-reliance, rugged independence, and autonomous freedom. Although today the Argentine Gaucho\u003cbr\u003ehas followed the American cowboy into the setting sun, we still have a record of their deeds-whether\u003cbr\u003ereal or fanciful-to fuel the desire for independence and freedom in future generations of rugged\u003cbr\u003eindividualists.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.18 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42807206674567,"sku":"9798466196061","price":14.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2e02770a50d64367930ab54d014ae81e.webp?v=1750061031","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-life-and-knife-of-the-argentine-gaucho-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}