Why was the cowboy's life romanticized

Cowboys have always had a romantic image. When people first watched Hollywood films, being a cowboy wasn't a job. It was a life of adventure, freedom, horses. ... The adventure and romance have disappeared but the hard work and long hours are the same as they've always been.

Germany, England and Japan. Albert J. Beveridge firmly believed that the Philippines should remain United States territory forever, for strategic and economical reasons. He declared to Congress that it would be wrong to leave the territory because it would be taken over by other empires: "Shall we abandon them, with Germany, England, Japan hungering for them?"