Description
Introduction: When the Great American Cowboy first emerged from the dust of the Old Chisholm Trail, he most likely used the sky as his timepiece; pocket watches would have been an expensive luxury for most of these hired men on horseback.
Recommended Citation
Hoy, Jim (2019). "Star-gazing Cowboys," Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal. https://newprairiepress.org/sfh/2019/navigation/4
Star-gazing Cowboys
Introduction: When the Great American Cowboy first emerged from the dust of the Old Chisholm Trail, he most likely used the sky as his timepiece; pocket watches would have been an expensive luxury for most of these hired men on horseback.