Editing Chisholm Trail (section)

==Representation in media==
The cattle drives have been a popular topic among [[Western (genre)|Western genre]] movies. At least 27 movies have portrayed fictional accounts of the first drive along the Chisholm Trail, including ''[[The Texans]]'' (1938), directed by [[James P. Hogan (director)|James P. Hogan]] and starring [[Randolph Scott]] and [[Joan Bennett]]; and ''[[Red River (1948 film)|Red River]]'' (1948), directed by [[Howard Hawks]] and starring [[John Wayne]] and [[Montgomery Clift]]. [[Walter Brennan]] co-starred in both films.

The trail is the subject of at least two [[Pop music|pop]] songs: "[[The Last Cowboy Song]]," written and recorded by [[Ed Bruce]], also performed by [[The Highwaymen (country supergroup)|The Highwaymen]]; and the song "[[The Old Chisholm Trail]]." Among those who have covered the song are [[Gene Autry]], [[Girls of the Golden West (country music duo)|Girls of the Golden West]], [[Woody Guthrie]], [[Michael Martin Murphey]], [[Tex Ritter]], and [[Roy Rogers]]. [[Lead Belly]] (Huddie Ledbetter) also covered this song, although his version was titled "When I Was A Cowboy". Nova Scotia-born [[Wilf Carter (musician)|Wilf Carter]] recorded a version of the song, titled, "Come A Ty-ya Yippie Yi Yo".