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The American Cowboy

How the image of the American cowboy has influenced musicians and movie makers from the pastoral Aaron Copland to the bloody Sam Peckinpah, and how, as a symbol of a nation state, the cowboy comes second only to the flag itself.

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24 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project