James Walker, “California Vaqueros”

Painting of two vaqueros on horseback rounding cattle

James Walker, “California Vaqueros” | Credit: James Walker

Related Lessons

lesson:
The Myth of the American Cowboy

Grades: AP/Honors/101

Subjects: Social Studies/History

How did Westward Expansion and the idea of Manifest Destiny inform the image of the cowboy in American culture?