MEDORA, N.D. -- Darrell Dorgan lost count of the number of mounted deer heads he's been offered for the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame when that number reached 45 a few years ago. Not that the N.D.

Welcome to all the cowboy history you didn't know you needed. In this selection of documentaries, you can learn more about the iconic American cowboy: from its roots in Mexico, to Hollywood's hand in ...

Spanish and Mexican vaqueros taught American cattle workers how to manage livestock. How the Spanish vaquero gave way to the American cowboy The American cowboy hat, lasso and pointy boots all trace ...

If there’s one influence quietly shaping popular culture, it’s the American West. An unavoidable, intensified fascination with all things Western has emerged from coast to coast — and with it, a ...

This year marks the 17th annual National Day of the American Cowboy celebration and Fort Worth, “Where the West Begins,” has plenty of ways to celebrate in Cowtown. The fourth Saturday in July was ...

When it came to some of the most urgent and enduring pop culture of 2023, the cowboy was center stage. As far as I could see, listen and experience, that most iconic of American characters was being ...

Laurel Nakadate, Lucky Tiger #48, 2009. © Laurel Nakadate, Courtesy of Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, NY. Of all the stereotypes that feed the dream of the ...