Abstract

In spring 1875 a cowboy walked into Charles Hyer’s boot shop in Olathe, Kansas, with a special request. He wanted boots that were comfortable for riding and walking with toes that would easily slip into stirrups.

Keywords:

• cowboy,
• cowboy boots,
• farmers,
• ranchers,
• Chase County,
• Flint Hills,
• landscape,
• postwar,
• businesses,
• culture,
• rural communities,
• Flint Hill Sojourning,
• Chiyoko Myose,
• Primary Grazer,
• Matt Regier,
• GRASSES – SILVER RIBBONS,
• Chris Wolf Edmonds,
• LANDSCAPE IN A LANDSCAPE,
• Derek Dobbins