Saddle up and ride!  Like the stirring historical terms knight and pirate, the word cowboy pulses with life, and resonates with all the splendid imagery of a lost legendary era.  The Old West of America offered challenges aplenty for those who sought opportunity there - ranchers, farmers homesteaders, businessmen, miners, and other entrepreneurial types.  Yet the one occupation that set fire to the country’s collective imagination was that of the humble stockman on horseback.  Join the American cowboy on his evolution from hardworking ranch hand and cattle drover, to one of the most recognized archetypal folk figures the country has ever produced….Discover how the traditional cowboy fares in the modern age, and marvel at the major, enduring influences that the colorful cowboy life has had on cinema, art, literature, music, and couture in America and the world.