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    This document discusses the reality of life as a cowboy during the Cattle, Cotton, Oil, and Railroads era, which was much harder than the myth portrayed them. Cowboys on the Chisholm Trail cattle drives faced difficult physical hardships, low pay, and dirty work, as they encountered issues like strong rains, flooding, high winds, and angry farmers. The era of the cattle drive came to an end as barbed wire fences closed off the open range, railroads allowed for quicker transportation of cattle, and overproduction caused prices to drop.

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    This document discusses the reality of life as a cowboy during the Cattle, Cotton, Oil, and Railroads era, which was much harder than the myth portrayed them. Cowboys on the Chisholm Trail cattle drives faced difficult physical hardships, low pay, and dirty work, as they encountered issues like strong rains, flooding, high winds, and angry farmers. The era of the cattle drive came to an end as barbed wire fences closed off the open range, railroads allowed for quicker transportation of cattle, and overproduction caused prices to drop.

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    This document discusses the reality of life as a cowboy during the Cattle, Cotton, Oil, and Railroads era, which was much harder than the myth portrayed them. Cowboys on the Chisholm Trail cattle drives faced difficult physical hardships, low pay, and dirty work, as they encountered issues like strong rains, flooding, high winds, and angry farmers. The era of the cattle drive came to an end as barbed wire fences closed off the open range, railroads allowed for quicker transportation of cattle, and overproduction caused prices to drop.

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    Cattle, Cotton, Oil, &

    Railroads Era

    Myth of Cowboys

    Myth of Cowboys
    -Adventurous
    Hero!
    -Fearless
    -Worry-free life

    Reality of Cowboy Life


    Chisolm Trail Cattle Drive: Play 1:45-9:30

    Cattle & Cowboys Reality


    -Low Pay
    -Dirty Work

    -Physical
    Hardships

    Life on a Cattle Drive


    Encountered issues: strong rains,
    flooding, high winds, and angry farmers
    Required: patience, bravery, &
    endurance from cowboys

    Cattle Drive Trails


    Early cattle were raised on public land known
    as the open range.
    Cows were branded with branding irons to
    show ownership.
    Vaqueros (Spanish cowboys) branded, herded,
    and drove cattle to markets

    Big Ranches
    More money could be made with larger
    ranches.
    Example: King Ranch
    In South Texas
    Still one of the largest ranching empires in the
    world

    Barbed Wire
    Ended open range
    Could control breeding better quality
    beef
    Kept animals out of crops

    Supply & Demand

    End of the Cattle Drive Era


    Overproduction: of cattle = prices drop.
    Barbed wire fences: closed off open range.
    Railroads: cattle to be transported quickly

    Cotton

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