Use this American Pioneering video entitled The Great Texas Cattle Drives to study how the Texas Longhorn earned its place in American cattle history about the influence of the railroads on western expansion and on the trail drivers.
Study the influence of the railroads on western expansion and on the trail drives. Identify famous cow towns such as Dodge City, Junction City, Wichita and Abilene. Learn about the great cattle drives of up to 3,000 cows and life of the bow legged cow boys that drove them.