With the gradual spread of this idea, the immigrant country is bound to be influenced by the sailor's thought, which will further deepen the creation of wealth through labor, liberalism and individualism, and the establishment and gradual expansion of American farms in the west. A large number of cowboys came into being. These people wandered among farms, making a living by looking after cattle and driving away robbers, and gradually accumulated wealth. Later, they bought their own farms, made a fortune, and then boasted about their true or false deeds when they were young. At that time, the cowboy dress was not what we are familiar with today. Today, denim clothes developed from factory khaki overalls.
Americans from the 195s to the early 197s were called the "Beat Generation". They don't have much money and don't go out to work, so they can't afford to sell beautiful and shiny clothes, so canvas and khaki cloth are widely used. This very comfortable dress just meets people's requirements for "freedom". Later, it was added with the "pocket attached to the original army" (the pocket used to hold lighters when marching), just to hold and jam zippo lighters. (Note, zippo was still a low-priced product at that time.) This is the source of jeans that are widely popular today. That is to say, cowboy culture has nothing to do with it, but it has a great relationship with "happys"
American cowboy, the hero on horseback
The "western film" in Hollywood in the United States once swept the world and still has endless charm. In the film, people can often see: a tall, strong cowboy, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, tights, narrow-legged pants, boots and a fire-engine gun hanging from his hip. When the gangsters fell to the ground one by one, they rode away casually.
Romantic legends, coupled with exciting gun battles and fights, seem to constitute the whole life of cowboys. However, the film is not history after all. In American history, cowboys' life is not to chase gangsters on horseback and fight violence. They are pioneers in the development of the western region in the United States. They are adventurous and hardworking, so they are called "heroes on horseback" by Americans.
if you want to talk about American cowboys, you must first talk about American cows.
Americans are descendants of European immigrants, while American cattle are descendants of Europe. Cows in America were first brought by Columbus. At that time, he brought Spanish cattle to the West Indies and the coastal areas of Central and South America. In 1525, Spanish cattle began to be introduced to the North American continent from the West Indies. In 1611, the British also transported a large number of cattle to James City, Virginia. Since then, British cattle have been widely propagated in the North American continent, where many breeding sites have appeared.
In p>154, Spanish explorer coronado crossed the Atlantic Ocean to look for the legendary "Seven Treasures City of Sebora" in North America. He also took 5 cows, which were transported to northern Mexico today and Arizona in the United States today.
Since then, cattle have been constantly multiplying and gradually spread all over northern Mexico and Jalisco. By the beginning of the 17th century, there were more than 1, cattle in Jalisco.
In a word, American cattle entered from the east and south, and gradually spread all over the country. In the early 18th century, cattle appeared in Ohio and Kentucky. Kentucky means grassland in Indian language, also known as the Green Grass State. Illinois, which is adjacent to Kentucky, is called "Prairie Country" by Indians, and it is a paradise for cattle. By the mid-19th century, the technology of taming and raising cattle there was very sophisticated. After the Civil War, the cattle moved westward to the vast grassland west of the Mississippi River, which became the "cattle kingdom".
Spanish cattle imported from southern Mexico also proliferated in large numbers. In the late 19th century, Texas had 5 million cattle, making it the most cattle-raising state in the United States. Since the 196s, Texans have driven a large number of cattle northward to the railway side of Kansas, and then resold them all over the United States. At that time, there were also special "Niudao" and "Niuzhen", where "Niudao" was the road taken by
"Niuzhen" was a stop along the way.
Cattle travel long distances across states and counties. Of course, they need people to lead and take care of them. Such people are "heroes on horseback"-cowboys. In the long and arduous journey, cowboys must be hard-working, witty, brave, calm and calm, and be able to cope with all kinds of unexpected accidents and dangers on the way. First of all, we must control semi-tame cattle, especially Spanish cattle with fierce temperament. Cowboys follow the cattle and keep a close eye on them, and they can't relax for a moment. Along the way, we should also pay attention to the attacks of wild animals such as wolves, poisonous snakes and poisonous insects, and guard against Indian cold arrows and javelins. Sometimes there may be a sudden thunderstorm. Lightning and thunder often lead to panic and cattle scurrying around. Cowboys should calmly spin around them and form a circle to eliminate panic.
Cowboys drive cattle for a long distance like a large-scale March. Cowboys escorting extra-large cattle should have a strict division of labor and perform their duties. There are often two most experienced people as the commander-in-chief, a correspondent, who is responsible for passing messages around. In addition, there are "Youqi", which patrol flexibly from front to back, left and right. "Wing Qi" travels on both sides of the team, and "Tail Qi" is behind the house, specializing in calves, sick cows and lazy cows.
Cowboys, some of whom are herders themselves, are mostly employees of livestock merchants, who played an important role in the westward migration of residents in the eastern United States. Cowboys' long-distance grazing is pioneering in itself, and they directly open the way for people who move westward.
At the end of the 19th century, transportation in the United States became increasingly developed, and the status of cowboys gradually declined. They have switched to other jobs one after another, and people see their lithe figures less and less. But their enterprising and pioneering spirit has always inspired Americans.
People often associate cowboys with jeans. In fact, the most prominent symbol of cowboys in those days was not jeans, but their hats. Cowboys often wear Mexican-style wide-brimmed high-top hats, which have many uses, not only helping to keep out the scorching sun and rain, but also catching them as pillows and even scooping water for drinking. Jeans first appeared in the western United States in the early 195s. In the 184s, gold mines were discovered in California, and people rushed to look for gold. There's a guy named Levi? Strauss's people also rushed to California. He used to be a cloth dealer and brought some canvas with him for tents and car roofs. On one occasion, he found that the cotton trousers worn by gold diggers were very easy to break, so he had a brainwave and cut the thick canvas he brought into trousers for sale. The trousers were designed in a style of low waist, straight tube and small hip circumference, which was very popular among gold diggers. Before long, more cowboys also liked this kind of clothing, and later generations called it "jeans".
levy? Strauss gave up the plan of gold rush and made a fortune by selling trousers. Later, he changed the trousers material into indigo twill coarse cloth and applied for a patent in 1871 to establish Levi? Strauss company ",and later developed into a multinational company, sales network all over the world, the annual profit of hundreds of millions of dollars.