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confederation of rustlers and robbers in Cochise County, Arizona

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The Cochise County Cowboys is the modern name for a loosely associated group of outlaws living in Pima and Cochise Counties in Arizona in the late 19th century. The term "cowboy", as opposed to "cowhand," had only begun to come into wider use during the 1870s. In that place and time, "cowboy" was synonymous with "cattle rustler" and did not have the later association of cowboys as those who worked with ranchers and cattle. Such thieves frequently rode across the border into Mexico and stole cattle from Mexican ranches that they then drove back across the border to sell in the United States. Some modern writers consider them to be an early form of organized crime in America.

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The Cochise County Cowboys is the modern name for a loosely associated group of outlaws living in Pima and Cochise Counties in Arizona in the late 19th century. The term "cowboy", as opposed to "cowhand," had only begun to come into wider use during the 1870s. In that place and time, "cowboy" was synonymous with "cattle rustler" and did not have the later association of cowboys as those who worked with ranchers and cattle. Such thieves frequently rode across the border into Mexico and stole cattle from Mexican ranches that they then drove back across the border to sell in the United States. Some modern writers consider them to be an early form of organized crime in America.

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