The Cowboy Hero: His Image in American History & Culture

by William W. Savage Jr.

Book Overview

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"