wagonmaster
Trail convoy boss
A wagonmaster is the person in charge of a wagon train, responsible for organizing the journey, maintaining discipline, and making decisions about routes, river crossings, and when to make camp.
The term belongs mostly to the American frontier era, when settlers traveled west in organized groups: The wagonmaster called for an early start.
Cattle drive commander
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- Oregon TrailEmigrant route westward
- westwardToward the sunset
- settlersThose who establish homes
oxen · prairie · caravan · scout · provisions · frontier · homesteaders · wilderness
Person with authority over others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- decision-makerOne with choosing power
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
organization · route planning · responsibility · navigation · pace-setter · problem-solver · coordination · experience
Years 1801-1900
- American WestHistoric frontier territory
- manifest destinyObvious, inescapable fate
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
- Santa FeNew Mexico's seat of government
Conestoga · teamster · mule skinner · freighting · stagecoach · trading post · cavalry · fort
Prolific Western film director
- TV seriesOngoing broadcast entertainment
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- 1950sDecade after WWII
adventure · horseback · shootout · Native Americans · cattle drive · dusty trail · campfire · showdown
trail boss
Cattle drive commander
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- Oregon TrailEmigrant route westward
- westwardToward the sunset
settlers · oxen · prairie · caravan · scout · provisions · frontier · homesteaders · wilderness · crossing
commander
Person with authority over others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- decision-makerOne with choosing power
logistics · organization · route planning · responsibility · navigation · pace-setter · problem-solver · coordination · experience · judgment
nineteenth century
Years 1801-1900
- American WestHistoric frontier territory
- manifest destinyObvious, inescapable fate
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
Santa Fe · Conestoga · teamster · mule skinner · freighting · stagecoach · trading post · cavalry · fort · outpost
John Ford
Prolific Western film director
- TV seriesOngoing broadcast entertainment
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
1950s · adventure · horseback · shootout · Native Americans · cattle drive · dusty trail · campfire · showdown · heroic