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Mexican Iron The Romance of Rawhide
Tim Harris extols rawhide as essential to old ranch life. He describes its flexibility when wet and hardness when dry, uses in corral and gear repair, and recounts Pancho the vaquero who braids long rawhide strings into sturdy reatas. The piece links rawhide crafts to ancient trade and Mexican influence in the American Southwest.
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Arkansas
Salt Lake City
Mexico
Cortez
Pancho Villa
Pancho