Describe the "Boom-Bust" Economic Cycles of Mining, Cattle Ranching, and Farming

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Essay

Describe the "boom-bust" economic cycles of mining, cattle ranching, and farming. What economic and environmental factors contributed to this pattern? How did these cycles affect settlers in the West?

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