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1. www.history.com › topics › 19th-centuryCowboys ‑ Mexican, Black & Western - HISTORY

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   Apr 26, 2010 · Cowboys were mostly young men who needed cash. The average cowboy in the West made about $25 to $40 a month. In addition to herding cattle, they also helped care for horses, repaired fences and ...

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CowboyCowboy - Wikipedia

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   The Herd Quitter by C. M. Russell. A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. Cattle drives ensure the herds' health in finding pasture and bring them to market. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose ...

3. history.howstuffworks.com › cowboysHow the Cowboy Saddled Up and Rode Into American History

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   The whole cowboy image we know today has roots that extend a long way from the American West. Library of Congress. Whether it's John Wayne or Lil Nas X, the cowboy holds a sacred place in the pantheon of American heroes. But the cowboy that we know didn't spring fully formed from the dust and tumbleweeds of the Wild West. The original cowboy, in fact, had nothing to do with the Wild West ...

4. www.britannica.com › topic › cowboyCowboy | History, American West, Rodeo, Trail Riding, Herding ...

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   Oct 19, 2024 · cowboy, in the western United States, a horseman skilled at handling cattle, an indispensable laborer in the cattle industry of the trans- Mississippi west, and a romantic figure in American folklore. Pioneers from the United States encountered Mexican vaqueros (Spanish, literally, “cowboys”; English “buckaroos”) on ranches in Texas ...

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5. teachnthrive.com › teaching-ideas › riding-intoRiding Into History: The Story of the American Cowboy

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   Most cowboys ended their lives on the open trail for jobs on private ranches. The Working Cowboys Association estimates that there are about 600,000 today, a third of them cowgirls. John Wayne and the Cowboy In Myth . The Virginian was written by Owen Wister in 1902 and describes the life of a cattle ranch in the Wyoming Territory in the 1880s ...

6. www.nationalgeographic.com › photography › articleWhat Cowboys Looked Like Nearly 100 Years Ago

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   Jul 21, 2017 · The cowboys pictured look exactly like you thought they would—decked out in chaps, cowboy hats, and thick leather boots. Cowboys have become emblazoned in popular consciousness as a symbol of ...

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   When did Cowboys become popular?

   • Cattle drives continued, but on a smaller scale, up until the mid-1900s. Most cowboys gave up the open trail life and were hired by private ranch owners in the West. Even though the cowboy’s role began to decline in the 1920s, Hollywood movies popularized the cowboy lifestyle with Westerns from the 1920s to the 1940s.

   Cowboys ‑ Mexican, Black & Western - HISTORY

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   Did Cowboys Live in popular culture?

   • But the legend of the cowboy lived on, celebrated and embellished in the realm of popular culture. The real lives of cowboys in the American West of the 1800s were marked by hard work, danger, and economic precarity.

   The Real Lives of Cowboys in the American West of the 1800s

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   Why are Texas cowboys so popular?

   • Thus, the Texas cowboy tradition arose from a combination of cultural influences, in addition to the need for adaptation to the geography and climate of west Texas and the need to conduct long cattle drives to get animals to market.

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   Did the cowboy come from the Wild West?

   • Whether it's John Wayne or Lil Nas X, the cowboy holds a sacred place in the pantheon of American heroes. But the cowboy that we know didn't spring fully formed from the dust and tumbleweeds of the Wild West. The original cowboy, in fact, had nothing to do with the Wild West.

   How the Cowboy Saddled Up and Rode Into American History

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   Why did Cowboys become so popular after the Civil War?

   • After the Civil War, a beef boom led to a huge demand for cowhands to manage the massive herds of Texas longhorns. The iconic American cowboy was born from this fusion of Hispanic and Anglo cultures on the open range. Though popular culture has tended to depict cowboys as white, in reality, it was an ethnically diverse profession.

   The Real Lives of Cowboys in the American West of the 1800s

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   Do Cowboys still exist?

   • Today there may not be many vaqueros driving large herds, but the cowboy still remains a uniquely American icon. On National Day of the Cowboy, see some of the first color photos of cowboys in the American west.

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8. www.historytools.org › stories › the-real-lives-ofThe Real Lives of Cowboys in the American West of the 1800s

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   May 26, 2024 · Life as a cowboy required toughness, self-reliance, and a willingness to work hard in harsh, isolated conditions. Most cowboys were young single men in their teens or 20s. "The average cowboy in the West made about $25 to $40 a month—about $600 to $1,000 in today‘s dollars," writes historian Terry Anderson.