Cattle Drive Dbq

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Under crackling thunder in the dark night cowboys had rough experiences almost every day! Cowboys drove cattle from Texas to Kansas during 1866 by horse in groups with a normal range of 10-13 people for money weather, little sleep, and little food was only part of the challenges that cowboys faced when they pushed cattle from Texas to Kansas for money during the long cattle drive. I would not re-up for the cattle drive due to weather, too little sleep, and rations and sometimes no food.

One reason I do not want to go on the cattle drive is because of the weather. For example in Document E, a personal account by James Cook, It infers that the weather killed many people and destroyed many things. In Document E, a personal account by James

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