If you have heard of John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Rawhide or Lonesome Dove, you are probably familiar with the great cattle drives of the American West.After the Civil War, economically depressed ...

What is a chuck wagon? A chuck wagon was a mobile food cart that served as a kitchen, pantry and storage space for the cook, also known as Cookie, who had to feed cowboys as they moved cattle through ...

Jun. 1—HOWARD — The most valuable person for cattle drives on the open plains was the cook. A light hanging from the cook's chuck wagon told cowboys they could rest, eat, and be refreshed after a long ...

Find chuck wagon etiquette at www.legendsofamerica.com/we-oldwestrecipes. The era that encompassed what came to be known as the “Wild West” only lasted for a ...

Beside a shallow pool riders in broad-brimmed hats watered their horses and adjusted leather tack while over by a group of ...

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Caprock Chronicles is edited each week by Jack Becker a librarian at Texas Tech University Library. This week’s essay is by Monica Hightower who along with her husband Ferris, own the HX chuck wagon.

ABBEVILLE, La. (KLFY) – The Louisiana Cattle Festival will feature a Children’s Wagon Parade beginning at 10 AM, Saturday Oct. 4. This year’s theme, “From Dairy Roots to Cattle Legacy,” underscores ...

PALO DURO CANYON STATE PARK - The smell of chicken-fried steak sizzling in cast-iron skillets mingled with the sweet aroma of peach cobbler baking over coals as the day began early Saturday at the ...

Approximately 3,000 horse riders pulling along wagons made their way down different trails Friday to signify Go Texan Day, the start of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Riders Teresa Jordan, John ...