Cow Boys and Cattle Men: Class and Masculinities on the Texas Frontier, 1865-1900

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Cow Boys and Cattle Men Class and Masculinities on the Texas Frontier, 1865–1900 Jacqueline M. Moore Published in cooperation with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University a N E W Y O R K U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S New York and London NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London www.nyupress.org© 2010 by New York University All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Moore, Jacqueline M., 1965– Cow boys and cattle men : class and masculinities on the nineteenth-century Texas frontier / Jacqueline M. Moore. p. cm. “Published in cooperation with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University.” Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978–0–8147–5739–0 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0–8147–5739–1 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Cowboys—Texas—History—19th century. 2. Ranchers—Texas— History—19th century. 3. Masculinity—Texas—History—19th century. 4. Sex role—Texas—History—19th century. 5. Ranch life— Texas—History—19th century. 6. Frontier and pioneer life—Texas. 7. Texas—Social life and custom—19th century. 8. Cattle trade—Social aspects—Texas—History—19th century. 9. Social classes—Texas— History—19th century. 10. Texas—Social conditions—19th century. I. William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies. II. Title. III. Title: Cowboys and cattlemen. F391.M934 2009 305.33’6362130976409034—dc22 2009026858 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. We strive to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the greatest extent possible in publishing our books. Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For my mother, who walks in tallgrass prairies ...