How the idealized cowboy helped build an imagined America
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How the Gilded Age Turned Cowboys Into 'Adventure Heroes', Glimpses
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The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West: McCullough, David: 9781501168680: : Books
The Enduring Appeal of the Cowboy: Symbol of American Culture and Values, by Matthew Jack
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Frontier myth - Wikipedia
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The Myth Of The American Cowboy. The age of the historical cowboy has…, by Nicco Capozzi
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Cowboy Values: Recapturing What America Once Stood For: Owen, James P.: 9781599212715: : Books
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Manifest Destiny and the West
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The myth of the cowboy, Books
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The Myth Of The American Cowboy. The age of the historical cowboy has…, by Nicco Capozzi
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Cowboy Chicken {Sante Fe Chicken Breast} –
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What's to Be Done About the Wild Horse Herds of the American West?
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Re)Consider the Cowboy: An Assessment of a Cultural Icon — Polyester
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