Clint Eastwood

Who, in this day and age, is like a cowboy according to mythology? one name came to mind and that was clint eastwood. he is tough, does not look like he has any emotion on his face and he is always the "cowboy type" in his movies.I always thought growing up that cowboys were the indian killing, unemotional, tough guys. i believe that is what alot of people thought too. during class on friday we read an article about what cowboys really were like. it said that they were sensitive, did not kill indians, and just drove cattle. the first actual cowboys were also mexican and african american unlike the white cowboy that is portrayed today. but how did these cattle driving cowboys get changed to what they are viewed as today?