The cowboy hero
Subtitle: his image in American history & culture
By: by William W. Savage, Jr.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 1979
Place of publication: Norman
Language: eng
Number of pages: 179
Subjects: Cowboys -- United States; Popular culture -- United States
Description: Analyzes the modern myth of the cowboy as it appears in movies, advertising, the rodeo, and fiction, and gauges its effect on American thought.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 169-171.
Includes index.