Title Cow Boys and Cattle Men : Class and Masculinities on the Texas Frontier, 1865-1900

Published New York : NYU Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (282 pages) Contents Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I: DOING THE JOB; 1 Of Men and Cattle; 2 From Boys to Men; 3 At Work; PART II: HAVING FUN; 4 A Society of Men; 5 Men and Women; 6 In Town; Epilogue: The Cowboy Becomes Myth; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; About the Author Summary Cowboys are an American legend, but despite ubiquity in history and popular culture, misperceptions abound. Technically, a cowboy worked with cattle, as a ranch hand, while his boss, the cattleman, owned the ranch. Jacqueline M. Moore casts aside romantic and one-dimensional images of cowboys by analyzing the class, gender, and labor histories of ranching in Texas during the second half of the nineteenth century. As working-class men, cowboys showed their masculinity through their skills at work as well as public displays in town. But what cowboys thought was manly behavior did not always matc Notes Print version record Subject Cowboys -- Texas -- History -- 19th century Ranchers -- Texas -- History -- 19th century Masculinity -- Texas -- History -- 19th century Sex role -- Texas -- History -- 19th century Ranch life -- Texas -- History -- 19th century Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas Cattle trade -- Social aspects -- Texas -- History -- 19th century Social classes -- Texas -- History -- 19th century HISTORY / United States / 19th Century. Cattle trade -- Social aspects Cowboys Frontier and pioneer life Manners and customs Masculinity Ranch life Ranchers Sex role Social classes Social conditions SUBJECT Texas -- Social life and customs -- 19th century Texas -- Social conditions -- 19th century Subject Texas Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780814759844 081475984X

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