The Day the Cowboys Quit is mainly about the rise and need for a strike that was led by the cowboys in the Texas Panhandle. The book revolves a lot around what is now considered the labor movement and the idea that profits are not the only important thing. The book brings up the cowboys’ demand for livable wages and their demand for respect.
Cattle ranching was an enormous success during the time The Day the Cowboys Quit took place. The ranches were family owned so many family values were in place. The problem began to rise when railroads became more common. Profits became the primary goal with the increase demand in beef. Corporations then began to hold ownership of these ranches and the family values were lost. It then became strictly a business. With the change in management, cowboys saw their jobs getting harder and with little advancement. It was a downfall because when these ranches were family-owned, the owners knew the difficulty of the jobs cowboys had. The owners included incentives and provided leeway for the cowboys. In the new ranches, they were not allowed any of this. The cowboys no longer mattered as the only thing of importance was profits. …show more content…
Cowboys were no longer allowed to build their own herds with the free-roaming cattle. Under the new corporate management, they were not allowed any room for advancement. After seeing that many of their freedoms were being restricted, the cowboys decided to go on strike.
The Day the Cowboys Quit is an interesting read because it breaks the stereotypical beliefs people hold regarding cowboys. The book shows the true lives cowboys lived from working long hours for minimum wage to maintaining large ranches.
In 1883, many cowboys gathered and put together the proclamation that their strike was based upon. One of the lines
Cattle ranching was an enormous success during the time The Day the Cowboys Quit took place. The ranches were family owned so many family values were in place. The problem began to rise when railroads became more common. Profits became the primary goal with the increase demand in beef. Corporations then began to hold ownership of these ranches and the family values were lost. It then became strictly a business. With the change in management, cowboys saw their jobs getting harder and with little advancement. It was a downfall because when these ranches were family-owned, the owners knew the difficulty of the jobs cowboys had. The owners included incentives and provided leeway for the cowboys. In the new ranches, they were not allowed any of this. The cowboys no longer mattered as the only thing of importance was profits. …show more content…
Cowboys were no longer allowed to build their own herds with the free-roaming cattle. Under the new corporate management, they were not allowed any room for advancement. After seeing that many of their freedoms were being restricted, the cowboys decided to go on strike.
The Day the Cowboys Quit is an interesting read because it breaks the stereotypical beliefs people hold regarding cowboys. The book shows the true lives cowboys lived from working long hours for minimum wage to maintaining large ranches.
In 1883, many cowboys gathered and put together the proclamation that their strike was based upon. One of the lines