Robert R. Dykstra the professor of history and public policy at the New York State university in one of his books The Cattle Towns, talked about that “ the historical record did not support the violence and lawless and image of wide-open in famous end-of-the-trail communities such as Abilene, Ellsworth, Wichita, Dodge City, and Caldwell” (p. 205). He also mentioned that “ the legend of cattle town killings and cowboy violence lived on in public expression and popular fiction” (p. 205).The majority believe the West is the most violent place, cowboy with guns and high rate of homicide, but Robert Dykstra’s research shows opposite. It can not be ignored violence and social problem in the cattle town, however it can not be ignored increasing
