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| THE OLD WEST-FACT AND FICTION FOR THE WESTERN LOVER |
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COWBOY CITY  |
| DODGE CITY, KANSAS |
| Dodge City was called the "Cowboy Capital of the World." The town was located on the old Santa Fe Trail and was a rendezvous for all the imfamous characters of the Old West. It was also the major headquarters of the cattle business. In 1864 over eight million head of cattle and over three thousand men passed through this town! And in one year, 200,00 buffalo hides were shipped from Dodge City!   GOOD BOOKS TO READ ON THE AMERICAN GOLD RUSH  1. MINING FRONTIERS OF THE FAR WEST 1848-1880 By Rodman Paul 2. CALIFORNIA GOLD: THE BEGINNING OF MINING IN THE FAR WEST" by Rodman Paul 3. CONGESTED PLAINS by Elliot West 4. DAYS OF GOLD: THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH AND THE AMERICAN NATION by Malcolm J Rohrbough ****************  |
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