The American Cowboy Was a Forefather to Today's Entrepreneur

An English aristocrat, a French nobleman, and a future President of the United States were all players during one of the greatest boom-and-bust periods in American history. Long before Silicon Valley, rollercoaster real estate speculation, and even the American industrial revolution, the cattle barons and cowboys of Wyoming and the Old West, including Teddy Roosevelt, were engaged in an investment mania that rivals any the world has witnessed before or since. This week on Monday Morning Radio, host Dean Rotbart and Wizard Academy alumnus Lem Lewis, aka The Ranch Broker, jointly interview Christopher Knowlton, a former Fortune magazine staff writer and London bureau chief, about his new book, Cattle Kingdom, detailing the hidden history of the cowboy west. Saddle up for some eye-opening, mind-boggling insights as to how today's entrepreneurial stage was set way back in the 1870s.   Photo: Christopher Knowlton, Cattle Kingdom Posted: September 4, 2017 Monday Morning Run Time: 37 minutes 06 seconds  You can pick up your copy of Christopher Knowlton's captivating book, Cattle Kingdom: The Hidden History of the Cowboy West, from our exclusive Monday Morning Radio book club. Travel back in time to an era when Cattle Barons and Cowboys ruled the open range and Cheyenne, Wyoming played host to some of the world's richest speculators.  Discover why Cowboys, in their own right, were the forefathers of the American entrepreneur and the pursuit of individual freedom and economic opportunity. Visit http://amzn.to/2vz5dUV.   When you purchase your book using this URL, you help sustain Monday Morning Radio as a free podcast.  This week's episode is dedicated to Max Rotbart, of blessed memory, founder of Max's Mobile Market: May 3, 1924 – September 4, 1982.