Wade Hampton and his cattle-rustling Rebels find the beef. Since ancient times, men have stolen each other’s cattle. They’ve done it for various reasons: greed, hunger, adventure and—as in the case of the old border Scots—prestige. In the Old West, cattle rustling was elevated to a fine art, involving brand manipulation and “mavericking”—the proverbial “long …
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