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The old Chisholm Trail : from cow path to tourist stop /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ludwig, Wayne, 1954- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2018].
Edition:First edition.
Series:Nancy and Ted Paup '74 ranching heritage series.
Subjects:
Chisholm Trail > History.
Cattle trails > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Cattle drives > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
West (U.S.) > History, Local.
West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
Table of Contents:
  • The Texas cattle trails
  • Sea lions and old Texans
  • Quarantines and cattle ticks
  • Life on the trail
  • The earliest trails
  • Two Chisholms and a Chisum
  • Jesse Chisholm blazes a trail
  • A new outlet
  • Chisholm's Trail
  • Chisum's trail
  • The Fort Griffin or Dodge City Trail
  • The end of the trails
  • The Chisholm Trail from newsprint to Hollywood
  • From Chisholm's Trail to Meridian highway
  • Marking the Chisholm Trail
  • Old chestnuts and white lies
  • National historic trails and Santa Claus.