Brutal Innocence
8"H x 13"L x 7"W
$1,800

Brutal innocence depicts the conditions of the cattle during the winter of 1886 & 87.
When winter finally broke and the snowdrifts receded it was said that a man could walk the full length of a draw never stepping on solid ground, the ranges of the northwest were littered with millions of cattle carcasses. This winter changed the face of the cattle industry in the region forever. Many large free grazing operations were bankrupt opening the door for more small homestead outfits to take hold and flourish.