The Once and the Future Cow

The Once and Future Cow: Cattle’s Profound Impact on the Americas

This groundbreaking book shows how cows’ choices have influenced the economic, agricultural, and socio-political development of the Americas.

Tracing the interconnected transformations of cattle, land, and labor from the 18th-century colonial Caribbean to the early national period of the 19th century to the present day, Kettler and Yingling demonstrate how cows impact nearly every major aspect…