Yes - and something like 40% were black. Did you ever see any black cowboys in a Western? The myth of the Wild West was one of the earliest commodified mythologies. Camille verona_beach@geocities.com @ THE ARTS HOLE http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442 @ THE INVERTED FOREST http://www.angelfire.com/pa/invertedforest > >Forgive my skepticism, but were there ever any "real" cowboys? > > > >-Sean > > > > > Sure were, mostly disenchanted sons of capitalists from the East looking > for a better way. > > > Roberto