The Chisholm Trail: Joseph McCoy's Great Gamble (Volume 3) (Public Lands History)

Synopsis

The Chisholm Trail Follows Mccoy's Vision And The Effects Of The Chisholm Trail From Post-civil War Texas And Kansas To The Multimillion-dollar Beef Industry That Remade The Great Plains, The American Diet, And The National And International Beef Trade. The Smell Of Money: Texas Cattle Down Fifth Avenue, New York City, In 1866 -- Trails' Ends -- Why Abilene, Kansas? -- A Trail Is Formed -- The Seasonal Round -- Tick, Tick, Tick -- Confronting Fire And Ice -- Indian Cattle Travails -- The End Of The Trail -- Conclusion: Shifting Trails -- Appendix: Explanation Of Weather Statistics. James E. Sherow ; Foreword By James P. Ronda. Includes Bibliographical References And Index (pages 293-338).