You've listened to a lecture on Cowboys wherein I described how the work and lives of cowboys changed during the Gilded Age. Part of that lecture focused on how Americans came to romanticize cowboys as mythical western figures. I'd like you to watch this 1993 music video for Toby Keith's song, "I Shoulda Been a Cowboy." Keith and the people who made this video understand the romantic version of a cowboy. The question I'd like you to answer is this: Would the cowboy Keith plays in this video be happy as a real-life cowboy in the late 1880s? Why or why not? Be sure to feature a thesis, evidence from the source and lecture, and an explanation of historical change.

You've listened to a lecture on Cowboys wherein I described how the work and lives of cowboys changed during the Gilded Age. Part of that lecture focused on how Americans came to romanticize cowboys as mythical western figures. I'd like you to watch this 1993 music video for Toby Keith's song, "I Shoulda Been a Cowboy." Keith and the people who made this video understand the romantic version of a cowboy. The question I'd like you to answer is this: Would the cowboy Keith plays in this video be happy as a real-life cowboy in the late 1880s? Why or why not? Be sure to feature a thesis, evidence from the source and lecture, and an explanation of historical change.