The Cowboy Code
A steely-eyed buckaroo graces the cover of the January-February 2024 issue of True West. Beside him is the caption: "The Cowboy: America's Icon."
The cowboy is as American an icon as the bald eagle, the Statue of Liberty, and Mount Rushmore.
But what truly makes the cowboy iconic is the Code of the West—a set of rules for him to live by. These include courage, loyalty, fair play, self-reliance and respect for the land.
Cowboys are riding tall in the
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