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 ...

Picture the American cowboy: a tough, independent spirit who casts a giant shadow in our hearts, the one who becomes the life of the party at a campfire gathering. Their tale is full of hardship, ...

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