by JacquelineM.Moore (Author)
Explores how, in contrast to the mythic image, from the late 1870s on, as the Texas frontier became more settled and the open range disappeared, the real cowboys faced increasing demands from the people around them to rein in the very traits that Americans considered the most masculine.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 12 Jan 2010
ISBN 10: 0814757391
ISBN 13: 9780814757390