Original 1892 Johnson County War - American Wild West Civil War - Reconstructio For Sale

Original 1892 Johnson County War - American Wild West Civil War - Reconstruction Era, American History, Wyoming History, US Agriculture, Wyoming Range War, War on Powder WarCondition: This newspaper is in Good condition but it is extremely fragile. Newspapers from the 1890s were made in a process that, over time, made them very brittle, please be very careful when handling this newspaper!Description: I think people forget how violent the United States was during the Reconstruction Era. Per Wikipedia: the conflict began when cattle companies started ruthlessly persecuting alleged rustlers in the area, many of whom were settlers who competed with them for livestock, land and water rights. As violence swelled between the large established ranchers and the smaller settlers in the state, it culminated in the Powder River Country when the former hired gunmen to invade the county.

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