The term “cowboy” did not originate in the West.  It was the term for the men in New York who drove the cattle from the railroad station to the slaughterhouse.

Also for the record, the term “cowboy” was a derogatory term until the Western movies elevated them to legendary status …

…. except in Alaska where a pilot who does not follow the rules of flying is called a “cowboy.” [See COWBOYS OF THE SKY by Steve Levi.]

About the Author

Steve Levi is an Alaskan writer who specializes in the Alaska Gold Rush (nonfiction) and the ‘impossible crime,’ (fiction.)  An ‘impossible crime’ is one where the detective must figure out HOW the crime was committed before going after the perpetrators – like a Greyhound bus with bank robbers and hostages disappearing off the Golden Gate Bridge –THE MATTER OF THE VANISHING GREYHOUND.

Steve’s books can be found at www.authormasterminds.com/steve-levi