Wranglers are Seldom Shown or Mentioned in Westerns. Did the Cowboys Take Turns at that or was it a Full-time Job during a Cattle Drive?
Wranglers are seldom shown or mentioned in Westerns. Did the cowboys take turns at that or was it a full-time job during a cattle drive? Bill Calloway Wilmington, Delaware Historically, the wrangler was the new guy with little experience who took care of the horse...
What Did Cowboys Do After Reaching the End of a Cattle Drive?
What did cowboys do after reaching the end of a cattle drive? Wes Shinn Saratoga Springs, New York When the cowboys hit a trail’s end town like Abilene or Dodge City, Kansas, after some two months on the drive, the first thing they did was draw their pay and head for...
Halloween and the Call of the Wild
There’s an old folk story told in the mountains of Montana about a band of gray wolves that hunted relentlessly and remorselessly for human babies. They ate the males but carried the females off and raised them along with their cubs. A cattleman named Zach and...
From Slavery to Cattle King
Born a slave near Inez, Texas, on September 15, 1860, the year before the war began that would free him, Daniel Webster “80 John” Wallace had a dream. By the time of his death 79 years later, Wallace had overcome prejudice, illiteracy and all calibers of frontier...
True West January/February 2025
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