The Cattle Towns
The Cattle Towns

Author: Robert R. Dykstra

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 1983-01-01

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9780803265615

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"Excellent . . . readable and persuasive. . . . One of the most refreshing and rewarding approaches to be applied to western history topics in many years."-American Historical Review

The Cattle-trailing Industry
The Cattle-trailing Industry

Author: Jimmy M. Skaggs

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 9780806123912

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The harsh business realities of driving cattle are separated in this book from the mythology and folklore of the cattle-trailing era. Jimmy M. Skaggs focuses on the transportation agents who contracted the delivery of cattle for Texas ranchers and drove the animals northward for sale. He reveals them as shrewd "hip-pocket" businessmen.

The Chisholm Trail
The Chisholm Trail

Author: Wayne Gard

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 1979-04-01

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780806115368

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Presents a history of the route which became the "Main Street" of the Texas cattle trade after the Civil War and remained until after its closing in 1884

The Internment of Japanese Americans
The Internment of Japanese Americans

Author: Jeff Hay

Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780737757927

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This series provides multiple views of momentous events in recent history; each book helps readers develop critical thinking skills, increase global awareness, and enhance their understanding of international perspectives about historic events.;; Using primary and secondary sources, each volume provides background information on a significant event in modern world history, presents the controversies surrounding the event, and offers first-person narratives from people who lived through or were imp