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IMAGES OF THE WEST: The Great Die-Up: 1886-1887

Excerpted from Cowboys, Mountain Men & Grizzly Bears: Fifty of the Grittiest Moments in the History of the Wild West

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In a Blizzard, painted by Frank Feller, circa 1900. During the Great Die-Up, thousands of dead cattle clogged rivers, piled up against fences, and filled coulees, and the stink of death hung over the region for months. Many cowboys, in vain attempts to save their cattle, lost their lives after becoming disoriented in the blinding snow and sub-zero temperatures.Drifting Before the Storm by Frederic Remington, circa 1904. During the winter of 1886–1887, also known as the Great Die-Up, hundreds of thousands of cattle froze to death, and scores of cowboys perished in futile attempts to save the animals.Cowboys, Mountain Men & Grizzly Bears: Fifty of the Grittiest Moments in the History of the Wild West (TwoDot/Globe Pequot Press, $16.95)
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