ollage of old photos, 
prints, etc., and silent live-action vignettes, all dark and 
heavily shadowed like a dimly-remembered dream.  The first 
images show the opulence of the Gilded Age, the epic vistas of 
the west, cattle drives and cowtowns with all their 
violence....

                     V.O. NARRATION
          "The economic explosion following
          the Civil War created an
          unprecedented nation-wide market
          for beef.  Previously worthless
          ca