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Pbs the West: Walking Pieces of Gold

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the role railroads played in the near-extermination of the American bison.
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Frontier House: The Extermination of the American Buffalo

For Students 9th - 10th
The reign of the buffalo across the plains ended in great slaughter by the end of the 19th century. This companion essay to the PBS series, Frontier House, recounts how the decimation of the buffalo occurred, hastened by both white and...