The Life of a Cowboy

The Life of a Cowboy

1. Why did they move?

   • Money
   • Get away from home
     • Farming
     • Pressurising families
     • Boredom
     • Escape
   • Uneducated and Illiterate
     • No other oportunities

2. Dangers

   • Conflict with Indians
   • Conflict with Homesteaders
     • Johnson County War
   • Cattle Stolen
     • Injury
   • Cattle stampedes
   • Extreme weather conditions
   • Thick dust

3. Daily lives

   • Handling large cattle heards
   • Away from home for 3-4 months
   • Extremely hot

4. Ranching

   • Ride the Line
   • Mend Fences
     • Boredom
   • Cowboy's decline

5. Views

   • Seen as Savage
     • Links to views of Indians
   • Unpredictable
     • Don't consider results
   • People threatened by them

6. The Job

   • Drove the longhorns to markets in the north
   • Traded Cattle for money
   • Average crew had 11 men
     • They would protect eachother

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