The Cowboy Hero: His Image in American History & Culture

by William W. Savage Jr.

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Like most other serious students of American popular culture, William W. Savage, Jr., believes that by examining our heroes we learn about ourselves. In The Cowboy Hero he takes as his subject the cowboy of myth, dime novel, wild West show, legend, Hollywood, museum, and television.

With an introductory discussion of the elusive historical cowboy and an occasional return to his real world to keep the reader in balance, Savage reviews the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0806119209

ISBN13:9780806119205

Release Date:March 1985

Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press

Length:179 Pages

Weight:0.65 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Related Subjects

19th Century Americas History Men Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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