Footprints of The Frontier on MSN

What kept cowboys alive in the harsh Wild West

The Old West wasn’t just shootouts and cattle drives — it was also about survival, and that meant food. But what did cowboys really eat? Was it just beans and jerky, or was there more to frontier ...
The rugged spirit of the American West comes alive in old photos of cowboys and cowgirls who called the open range home. Long before Hollywood glamorized ranching and turned cowboys into legends, ...
It was one of those crisp October evenings in the historical city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, the kind that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. As we rolled down the quiet streets on an old ...
Cowboys are iconic symbols of American history and culture, representing independence, toughness, and the sprawling freedom of the Western frontier. Emerging in the 19th century, these rugged, ...