Topic: How the West was spun

[chowhound]

Maybe others already know about this Annie Proulx article but I only came across it a couple of days ago. It's longish but well worth a read. It could certainly provide a starting point for the portrayal of "cowboy" culture in Brokeback Mountain amongst other things:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2005/jun/25/featuresreviews.guardianreview24