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Barbed wire and cattle drives reshape the plains
A long article traces the rise of barbed wire from a frontier tool to a transformative force in the West, detailing its invention by Joseph F. Glidden, the ensuing fencing wars, and how wire reshaped cattle drives, ranch life, and settlement patterns across Texas, New Mexico, and the Dakotas. It contrasts eastern and western views of ranch life, noting the shift from open ranges to fenced ranches and the social upheaval that followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eels
Dakotas
Ivestock
Mexico
Joseph F. Glidden
Great Plaine
Dy Kalb
Plainsantry
Werchant
St .Texas
Suring
Texas
Kingdom
Fective
Maguire
Barbellus
Wysoming
New Mexico
Texan Rangers
Arly
Massachusetts
Delaware
Wali