CowboyShowcase.com – Mystique Of The American West

CowboyShowcase.comUnlikely as it may seem, CowboyShowcase.com is a cowboy meets web scenario, and a very interesting one too.

This site is a collection of stories, pictures, and tips for the authentic cowboy and buckaroo, which aims to put them together to keep and spread the mystique of the American west. The site is very nicely designed and provides lots of useful information in an extremely user-friendly tone. Because of this, the site is very informative not only for cowboys or people familiarized with the countryside and handling animals, but for a wider audience as well. For instance, if you want to know a bit more about cattle branding, CowboyShowcase.com is the way to go, as you’ll get a history of animal branding, detailed instructions on how to read the marks, plus pictures and diagrams, and even a test to self-check if you understood things okay. If you enjoy cowboy poetry, paintings, music or any other country-related art form, this site is a good way to learn about artists who deal with these topics, and buy material from them. Also very interesting about the site is the collection of traditions, history, gadgets, equipment, accessories and all of the oral knowledge that makes the folklore of cowboys, all told by the protagonists, in a way which will definitely be of much interest to social historians and anthropologists, for the detail and depth with which the topics are dealt with. If you want to know about real-life cowboys, make sure you stop by to read the biographies and interviews with some very remarkable true cowboys. CowboyShowcase.com

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