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   What is a Texas cowboy?

   • The Texas cowboy was typically a bachelor who hired on with different outfits from season to season. Following the American Civil War, vaquero culture combined with the cattle herding and drover traditions of the southeastern United States that evolved as settlers moved west.

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   What is the history of Cowboys in the American West?

   • The history of cowboys in the American West is a rich tapestry woven from various cultural threads. Initially, the vaquero traditions of northern Mexico significantly influenced what would become the iconic American cowboy culture.

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   Who is a cowboy in American Folklore?

   • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Melissa Petruzzello. 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.

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   Why was a cowboy called a cowboy?

   • "Cowboy" was used during the American Revolution to describe American fighters who opposed the movement for independence. Claudius Smith, an outlaw identified with the Loyalist cause, was called the "Cow-boy of the Ramapos" due to his penchant for stealing oxen, cattle, and horses from colonists and giving them to the British.

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   Who was the cowboy of the American West?

   • "The cowboy of the American West, a dashing figure in popular novels and films, was in reality a poorly paid laborer engaged in difficult, dirty, often monotonous work," Slatta wrote in The Cowboy Encyclopedia. "The Cowboy's work year centered on two big events, the roundup and the long drive.

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   Apr 26, 2010 · Cowboys came from diverse backgrounds and included African-Americans, Native Americans, Mexicans and settlers from the eastern United States and Europe. Manifest Destiny and American Cowboys.

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   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.

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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.

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   Apr 15, 2024 · The Wild West encapsulates the essence of American cowboy culture through its portrayal of rugged frontier life, a spirit of adventure, lawlessness, the vast open range, and the mythos of the cowboy as a symbol of freedom and bravery.

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   May 26, 2024 · The cowboy is an enduring symbol of the American West – a rugged, independent figure who has become a mythic archetype in our cultural imagination. However, the realities of cowboy life in the 1800s were far less glamorous than what‘s often depicted in films and novels.

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    Aug 3, 2023 · The cowboy is the quintessential American — fiercely independent, brave and laconic. This episode of Iconic America examines the myths and realities of this archetype, which remains...

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    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 .