Almost 50 years ago, Dave Page — then a professor of American history at the University of Washington and Western Washington University — was bouldering with his girlfriend on a beach in California.

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Cowboy boots says a lot about the person wearing them, and for this reason, their popularity has long moved far beyond the cattle ranch and onto the feet and into the collections of fans worldwide.

Cowboy boots are no longer just for ranchers, folks in the American Southwest, or actual cowboys (if they still exist?). While it once veered costume-y in other parts of the U.S., Western wear is ...