Rethinking the Chisholm Trail: Challenging Myths, Revealing History, with Gary and Margaret Kraisinger

Send us a textForget everything you thought you knew about the Chisholm Trail. Historians Gary and Margaret Kraisinger have conducted groundbreaking research that challenges the traditional story of this iconic route. Contrary to popular belief, the Chisholm Trail wasn't a singular path from South Texas to Kansas. Instead, it was a vast network of military, stagecoach, and trading roads used by cowboys in the post-Civil War era.The story of Jesse Chisholm, often credited with creating a trail...