The Frontier's Tale 1867:

Read about the legendary characters, adventurous pioneers and controversial developments that shaped the history of the Central Plains and the Great American West during the post Civil War era, specifically during the spring and summer of 1867. Discover the role that flooding, cholera, and the "Indian Campaign" had in determining life and travel during that volatile transition year.

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1.Henry Morgan Stanley, special reporter for the New York Herald, covered the Kansas Indian wars of 1867

2."Buffalo Bill" Cody scouted and hunted for the US military in Kansas in 1867.

3.Homesteaders moved into central Kansas during the post Civil War era.

4.Cattlemen from Texas brought their first herds to Abilene, Kansas, in 1867.

5.By July 1867 railroads linked Leavenworth to Junction City in central Kansas.

6.Wagon trains continued to follow the old Santa Fe Trail from Missouri to Santa Fe, NM.

7."Wild Bill (James Butler) Hickok, gambler, scout, and lawman in frontier Kansas in 1867.

American Caravan - Frontier's Tale