Nate Champion became a martyr in the Johnson County War.
For some residents of Johnson County, Wyoming, in the 1890s, Nate Champion had the perfect name. He was a champion of the rights of small ranchers in the area. But for others—the cattle barons—he was nothing but a rustler who threatened their herds and profits.
Champion was born in Texas in 1857 but later made his way to Wyoming. There, he was a cowboy and owned a small spread. By the early 1890s, he was leading efforts to organize t
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