Cowboys
cowboy
A cowboy takes care of cattle.Sometimes it takes a long,long,long time to bring the cattle to the markets.Back then there wasn't a lot of meat to sell because of the civil war.Those cowboys then brought them.But I can't tell you the hole story so I wrote a little imformation down below.
cattle
Men that toke care of cattle were called cowboys.
Sometimes it toke a long time to bring the cattle to the markets.It can last up to 3 to 4 months.At the end they branded them and sold them up to $20.00 to $30.00.Back then that was alot of money$$$.
How it began
It all started in 1880s.Texans were looking for a way to make a living.No markets sold cattle it was abandoned during the civil war.So in 1874 Captin John T. Lytle and a few cowboys gone on a journey.5 years later it became the most significant cattle trail in history and it is called the Great Western cattle trail.It began in San Antonia,Texas and ended in Nebraska.There was also a trail called Chisholm Trail.
Clothes
A cowboy wears types of clothes that helps protect him from many things.He wears a hat,bandanna,champs,and boots.As I said they protect him.The hat is used to block out sun,rain,maybe snow and it is a drinking tool also.The bandanna is used to also block out sunlight from his neck.The the champs are leather and protect him from bushes.Last but not least is the boots which has a leather heel that protects him from hes skin to crack.On the boot is a spare it tells the horse to stop or go.