The Real Cowboy For a description of this program, please see Study Guide for Part One.
Real cowboys differ significantly from their Hollywood manufactured counterparts.
Discuss the differences between real cowboys and Hollywood cowboys. The rodeo is one of the country's most popular entertainment forms today. Discuss the marketing of the cowboy and his image in American consumerism. Although the popular image of the cowboy is a white male, cowboys were often people of color. They were also sometimes female.