Cattle drives were a crucial part of American history, particularly in the late 19th century. They played a significant role in the economic development of the American West, shaping the cowboy ...
The Fort Worth Stockyards is quiet early in the morning. The insides of shops are dark, and the sidewalks are empty as a new day dawns. By 11:30 a.m. the clopping of hooves will echo off the bricked ...
Johnny D. Boggs, an award winning author of westerns and historical novels, will be part of an event at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Johnson County Museum of History. Boggs will sit down for a conversation ...
The old cowboys spoke of wide-open frontiers and cattle drives that covered hundreds of miles of challenging territory. Not out West, mind you, but across old Florida. It’s been going on for centuries ...
He wrote about it for Sarasota Magazine—now, the story of the great Florida cattle drive is a hardcover book. The book, which was inspired by Eger's Sarasota Magazine story about the cattle drive, ...
Collier County's deep history dates back to the early 1900s when Barron Collier offered to fund the construction of the Tamiami Trail. In exchange, he wanted a new county to be formed and named in his ...
Texas is still considered "open range," meaning that livestock can roam freely unless certain laws dictate otherwise. In the ...
On Saturday you have the chance to experience the pioneer spirit and rich agricultural history of Florida’s heartland. The Immokalee Cattle Drive is back in Southwest Florida. That means people can ...
FORT WORTH — Twice a day, just a few miles from downtown, Texas longhorn cattle — icons of the Old West — mosey down a street, their hooves clicking on the brick pavement and heads bobbing under the ...