Description
For a quarter century after the War Between the States, some 30,000 Texans drove 15 million Texas Longhorns from South Texas to distant destinations-west, east, and mostly north. The profitable sale of these bovine was a godsend for Texas’ war-wrecked economy. And the very image of the Texas cowboy and cattle culture was derived from the trail drives. This lecture will examine how it all began; the Longhorns’ DNA; the trail drive experience; the financial side of the trade; and the reasons for its demise.
