We’ve all seen the movies, but what was it really like to be a cowboy in the Wild West? Let’s find out!
Anyone who’s ever seen a Hollywood movie about cowboys in the Wild West has dreamed of a life out on the trails. Vast open land, adventure, and cooking by campfire sounds pretty perfect, right? Sure, except cowboy life wasn’t exactly the same as the movies. So, what was it like in the Wild West?
So, was the life of a cowboy as exciting as it seems in the movies? It was definitely exciting, but not because of gunfights at the O.K. Corral. Life was exciting because as they moved with the cattle, the men (and occasionally the women) were the target of bandits, wild animals, nature, illness, and injury. Playing a round of The Oregon Trail might feel more like real life than what you see in the movies.
In the video below, you’ll learn more about what it was really like for a cowboy in the Wild West:
