This article surveys the cattle kingdom and cattle boom in Ellis County, Texas that started in the 1840s.

Learn about the Great Western Cattle Trail, that was used in the 1800s, and stretched from Bandera, Texas to Dodge City Kansas.

Discusses the cattle drive era that occurred in the late 1800s. It gives details about the drives from Texas to the north.

At this site take a look at maps of cattle drives from the ranches and ranges of Texas to the market places in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming.

The Shawnee Trail, also known as the Texas Road, was a major corridor for transporting cattle, goods and people across Indian territory in the 1800s and stretched from Texas to Oklahoma. Briefly described it its history.

Read how the traditional Texas professions of ranching and farming have changed throughout the history of Texas.

Description of the establishment and use of the Chisholm Trail for cattle drives in the mid- to late-1800s.

Charles Goodnight (1836-1929) was one of the most prosperous cattleman of the American West. Read a thorough biography about him here at this site.

This is an impressive history of the introduction of beef to the Great Plains region complete with videos, photos, and lesson plans.

This in-depth resource presents a history of the American West from pre-Columbian times until World War I with profiles, documents, and images. It encourages visitors to link these into patterns of historical meaning for themselves....

Explore the beauty of America's prairies and examine efforts to preserve this vanishing part of America's landscape.