Riding around Eastern Montana’s open range in the 1880s I saw countless wagons, but none more important or revered as “The Wagon” aka the chuckwagon. The indispensable nerve center of any outfit. A kitchen on wheels, complete with a gentleman known affectionally, among the cowboys as “Old Cookie,” the unnamed King on the open range whose word was law. That is, of course, in an area 60 feet around the wagon - his domain. The big box or cupboard on the back was designed by Charlie Goodnight during the long cattle drive days. He also changed the wagon’s axles using...