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Wild West - Abilene - The Cattle King's Gamble - How Joseph McCoy Built a Cowtown

Wild West - Abilene - The Cattle King's Gamble - How Joseph McCoy Built a Cowtown

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Jack Maddox explores how Joseph McCoy transformed empty Abilene, Kansas into the legendary cowtown that birthed the Wild West mythology. In 1867, McCoy built stockyards connecting Texas cattle to northern markets via the Chisholm Trail, creating an industry worth millions and spawning America's most iconic frontier era.

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