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The Texas Cowboy: Myth and Reality
Students create "cowboy ballads" in this interactive, multi-day lesson. The cowboy is researched using various sources and class discussions. Students evaluate individual work at the end of the lesson.
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Birth of the Cowboy
Students examine how the image of the cowboy changed at the turn of the century. They read about cowboys' shifting reputation at the turn of the century and connect popular perceptions of the cowboy to a trend in popular culture that...
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Cowboy Myth
Students explore the concept of historical myth. They read speeches by two presidents who allude to the mythic cowboy and they answer questions about the purpose of each speech. For homework, they read two historian interpretations of...
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Cowboy Violence
Students examine images of cowboys and gunfighters in Western films and dime novels and discuss whether cowboys were really violent. They read several historical interpretations of cowboy violence. In addition, they distinguish between...
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Epcc Libraries: Borderlands: Black Cowboys Rode the Trails, Too 21 (2002)
Faculty-edited college student articles on the US-Mexico border giving insight to what life was like for black cowboys in the late 1800s. The article explains how many were ex-slaves that became cowboys after Emancipation, what their job...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Outlaws in Utah
This site discusses the cultural icon of the western "outlaw" in the context of the state of Utah.
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Food Timeline: 19th Century American Foodways: Cowboy Cooking
Find some recipes for 19th century cowboy food, menu suggestions for creating cowboy cook-outs at the elementary, middle and high school levels, and many suggestions about other information sources.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Louis L Amour
Provides biographical information, extensive list of L'Amour's works and film adaptations, and a bibliography "for further reading."
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Cowboy Photographer: Erwin E. Smith
Learn about cowboys and the early west through Mr. Smith's art. Teaching resources are also supplied.
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Galileo Educational Network: History of Cowboy Culture
Learn about life as a cowboy - meet some cowboy poets, read cowboy stories and find out about what a cowboy's life is like. This is a site put together from the work of elementary students at Alberta schools.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Texas
[Free Registration/Login Required] This Texas flipchart is designed for Pre-K and Kindergarten students. It includes integrated assessment and audio content.
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Cowboy
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Cowboy."