The cowboy is the most popular American folk hero, readily recognized all around the world. But many would be hard put to name any working cowboys of the Old West. Most probably wouldn’t think of Billy the Kid, although he was a cowboy for much of his short life. This cowboy rustled a bit on the side, and he also became a more-or-less hired gun in the Lincoln County War. Up to his death, the Kid continued to be a cowboy, turning again to stealing horses and rustling cattle rather than wor
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