Queer Cowboys
Chris Packard
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Queer Cowboys
Published
March 1, 2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pages
160
ISBN-13
9781403975973
ISBN-10
1403975973
Description
Why do the earliest representations of cowboy-figures symbolizing the highest ideals of manhood in American culture exclude male-female desire while promoting homosocial and homoerotic bonds? Evidence from the best-known Western writers and artists of the post-Civil War period - Owen Wister, Mark Twain, Frederic Remington, George Catlin - as well as now-forgotten writers, illustrators, and photographers, suggest that in the period before the word 'homosexual' and its synonyms were invented, same-sex intimacy and erotic admiration were key aspects of a masculine code. These males-only clubs of journalists, cowboys, miners, Indian vaqueros defined themselves by excluding femininity and the cloying ills of domesticity, while embracing what Roosevelt called 'strenuous living' with other bachelors in the relative 'purity' of wilderness conditions. Queer Cowboys recovers this forgotten culture of exclusively masculine, sometimes erotic, and often intimate camaraderie in fiction, photographs, illustrations, song lyrics, historical ephemera, and theatrical performances.
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How many pages are in Queer Cowboys?
This edition of Queer Cowboys has approximately 160 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Queer Cowboys?
For most readers, Queer Cowboys typically takes between 3h 20m and 2h 13m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 40,000 words and common reading speeds.
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What is the word count of Queer Cowboys?
The estimated word count for Queer Cowboys is approximately 40,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Queer Cowboys?
Queer Cowboys was written by Chris Packard.
When was Queer Cowboys published?
The publication date for this specific edition is March 1, 2006. The original work may have been published on a different date.