Honest Horses: Wild Horses in the Great Basin (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780874176735)

Horses have been part of the American West since the first Spanishexplorers brought their European-bred steeds onto the new continent.Soon thereafter, some of these horses, lost or abandoned by theirowners or captured by indigenous peoples, became the foundation ofthe great herds of mustangs (from the Spanish mesteno, stray) thatcontinue to roam the West and play a unique role in its culture, economy, and mythology. Photographer/oral historian Paula Morin firstbecame interested in the myth and lives of the mustangs when shebegan photographing them

Author: Paula Morin
ISBN-10: 0874176735
ISBN-13: 9780874176735
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Language: English
Published: 02/13/2006
Pages: 408
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 7.28h x 6.08w x 1.04d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/01/2006 pg. 52
Choice 09/01/2006 pg. 140