The big drive
In the late 1860s following the Civil War, Texas was impoverished. No one had any money and business was at a standstill. No cattle had been sold for years, and ranges crawled with beef-on-the-hoof waiting for someone with the necessary guts and finances to get them to market. Meanwhile, out-of-work ranch hands raised such a ruckus that the military police had been moved in to try to keep the peace. One man, a Yankee, had the money -- and he beli...
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