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Millions wandered the kansas plains. then came a massive surge in demand for buffalo hides, horns, meat and more. the thundering herds were decimated by overhunting. in their wake, came ranchers. who had already seen how grazing could make beef a very big business. many of the roads that criss-cross kansas began as wagon train trails or the paths that cowboys used to take their cattle to market. and perhaps it in all of western lore, there's no crossroads more important than dodge city. generations have survived there on the business of beef. but right now that town is undergoing a startling t...
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