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An Illustrated Account of ‘The Great Die-Up’ of the 1880s

By Lucas Adams on April 2, 2014
Apr 02, 2014
Lucas Adams

How a cattle boom in Badlands followed by a hard winter led to 9 out of 10 cattle dying on the range.

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Elizabeth Schaetzke
1 year ago

This article of that horrible winter was very interesting. Thank you for writing this.

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Elizabeth Schaetzke
1 year ago

I am interested in these type of historical articles. Anyone else?

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