Decline of Long Cattle Drives: West's Transformation, 1800s
The End of an Era: How the Long Cattle Drives Faded into History The image of a vast herd of longhorns, a swirling cloud of dust kicked up by thousands of hooves, cowboys silhouetted against a fiery sunset – this iconic scene of the American West's long cattle drives is deeply ingrained in our collective imagination. Yet, this romanticized era didn't end with a bang, but rather a slow, multifaceted fade....