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And as the older generations of Basque immigrants died and the local outfits shut down, Etcheverry remained one of the few Basque sheepmen left in Idaho.

From Washington Times • May 7, 2016

Mr. Etcheverry is one of the last Basque sheepmen left in the American West, where there were once hundreds, if not thousands, like him.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2012

Majority Leader Charley Halleck had tacked on provisions for import fees and import quotas to be imposed when the President "has reason to believe" that the inflow of foreign wool is harmful to U.S. sheepmen.

From Time Magazine Archive

Something is happening to the state of Texas and the state of basketball, once as compatible as cattlemen and sheepmen in the West.

From Time Magazine Archive

The sheepmen who survived did so only by becoming indentured servants to the large companies that controlled the range and the grazing permit system.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols