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The beginning of the Texas ranch and the emergence of the cowboy lifestyle, roundups, and trail drives. Go
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Read trail rider E.C. "Teddy Blue" Abbott's memoirs. |
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Frontier wives were tough as nails and fought drought, disease, and loneliness to make the ranch a home. Go
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Read diary excerpts of frontier wife Susan Newcomb. |
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Spanish influences in Texas arrived with the soldiers, missionaries, "vaqueros," and settlers who fanned out across the vast frontier. Go
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Talk like a "vaquero." Listen to cowboy talk in English and Spanish. |
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The American colonization of Texas inevitably created war with the Comanche, the Lords of the Texas Plains. Go
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Watch video of Comanche Calvert Nevaquaya playing traditional Comanche flute music. |
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Many ex-slaves as well as black men born after emancipation worked for Texas cattle companies, riding north to the so-called cattle towns or railheads. Go
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Read about the lives of four famous black cowboys. |
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The Buffalo Soldiers were some of the first to defend the frontier and settlers from Indians' raids. Go
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View historical photos of Buffalo Soldiers. |
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