1. Cowboys- the Real Deal

2. skills, techniques, and tools were from Mexico the cattle ranch dated from Spanish days Origins of the cattle and cowboy “culture”

3. Demand for beef booms after the Civil War growth of northern cities spread of railroads

4. Longhorn Cattle Sturdy breed Accustomed to dry grassland

5. Railroads could transport cattle to big city meat packing centers, especially Chicago Railroads could transport the meat all over the east But the cattle had to get to the railroad… The long drive

6. Cattle trails and cattle towns Sedalia

7. Who were the cowboys? 25% were black12% were Mexican

8. Life of a cowboy…in his own words “Oh, I'm a lonely cowboy and I'm off the Texas trail, My trade is cinchin' saddles and pullin' bridle reins. For I can twist a lasso with the greatest skill and ease, Or rope and ride a bronco most anywhere I please.” “We're up in the morning at breaking of day, The chuck wagon's busy, the jacks are in play. The herd is astir over hillside and vale With the night riders crowding them onto the trail. The sun circles upward, the steers as they plod Are pounding to powder the hot prairie sod. And it seems, as the dust makes you dizzy and sick That we'll never reach noon and the cool shady creek.”

9. End of the cattle boom overgrazing barbed wire long periods of bad weather

10. I’m gong to leave ol’ Texas now, they’ve got no use for the longhorn cow. They’ve plowed and fenced my cattle range, and the people there are all so strange. I’ll take my horse and I’ll take my rope, and hit the trail upon a lope. Say adios to the Alamo, and turn my head toward Mexico.

11. The Rise of Cowboy Culture Growing cities raised demand for beef. New big business. Adapted from Spanish rancheros and Mexico vaqueros. The extension of the railroad gave ranchers access to urban markets.