Describe a cattle drive in 1860.
In the book, Travis' father has to go on a cattle drive from Texas to Kansas. How far is it from Houston, Texas to Abilene, Kansas?
What kind of foods were eaten on the Texas frontier in the 1860s?
How did people who lived in Texas in the 1860s get their food?
What were some of the dangers that existed in 1860 in Texas?
What was life like for children in the Wild West?
What was medicine and health care like in the Wild West of the 1860s?
What was the legal system like in the Wild West? Who enforced laws? What were some of those laws?
Based on what you have read, would you like to have lived in the Wild West in the 1860s? Why or why not? Give specific examples based on your research.