2006-11-14 10:00:52 · 2 answers · asked by JC 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
several
one was you got to eat every day...lots of folks didn't...
you got paid...granted not a lot...many folks didn't...
most likely you got killed before you got fired! ...that's a plus...
I guess the biggest draw for most was it got them away from the cities...cities were a nasty stinky things back then...Oh yeah I guess they still are...
2006-11-14 10:12:46 · answer #1 · answered by BigBadWolf 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not many, cowboys were first called cowpokes because they rounded the cows up by poking them with sticks. It actually works better than herding them by horseback. Hollywood glamorized them a lot, so they ate a lot of beef on the job. They also had their own transportation when they had a horse. They also had protection in the wilderness when they had their own rifles, which was the gun of choice, not the pistol. Sheriffs carried shotguns and rarely had duels.
2006-11-14 10:17:54 · answer #2 · answered by Marcus R. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋