‘Be A Man’ wrestles with growing up in the West’s ‘cowboy culture’

‘Be A Man’ wrestles with growing up in the West’s ‘cowboy culture’

Russell Rowland's memoir "Be A Man."In the West and in places like Montana, the allure and myth of the cowboy is so much more powerful than the reality of a person who wears a western-style hat, boots and works with cattle on horses. But the myth of the loner, tough guy, and emotionally disconnected stoic is the topic of a new memoir, written by notable Montana author Russell Rowland, who also writes a bimonthly column for the Daily Montanan. “B…