In 1845 James Marshall took a carpentry job with John Sutter, later constructing a […]
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Stocking Full of Frontier Adventure
Clark B. Stocking put his life on the line many times as a soldier, […]
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Bat Masterson’s Emma
Although Emma Masterson largely kept to the background while married to the famous former […]
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Love and the Bandit’s Head
Harry Love knew it wasn’t practical for his California Rangers to bring in all […]
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Red Cloud and the Bull Bear Shooting
Oglala warrior Red Cloud rose to prominence after killing his rival, only to face […]
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The Hot Lake Sanatorium Was Hot During the Heyday of Healing Waters
People flocked to the Oregon resort-spa-hospital in the 1920s. At the turn of the […]
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After Fighting Soldiers in the 1860s, Red Cloud Resided at the Agency Named for Him in the ’70s
But all was not well at the thrice-relocated Red Cloud Agency. When the American […]
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Pioneer Housewife Turned Itinerant Physician Made Fortune Dispensing Patent Medicines
Mrs. Dr. Rebecca Keck sold remedies to thousands for nearly 30 years.
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A Hard School for Hard Men: Guerrillas Such as the James Boys Became Outlaws
The Missouri-Kansas border troubles did not end with the Civil War. For the next […]
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Daily Quiz for August 17, 2017
The first recording of a human voice was made in this year.