tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12614519.post6972640349336162025..comments2024-03-28T09:37:33.796+10:00Comments on Opinion Dominion: The not-so-noble Old WestStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04108945551064939734noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12614519.post-32501049052498904532013-12-05T11:13:10.230+10:002013-12-05T11:13:10.230+10:00Thanks Steve. The cowboy thing is just another USA...Thanks Steve. The cowboy thing is just another USA mythology. Only came across it recently in a Big Ideas discussion with a US historical novelist. The cowboys died more from alcohol than lead.<br /><br />BTW, mercury was all the rage for various medical conditions back then and even into the early 20th century. How crazy is that!? Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401232760394588049noreply@blogger.com