She was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals.
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Book Review: Fort Bascom
For a military post active only 11 years, Fort Bascom, which sat near present-day Tucumcari, N.M., saw a lot of history
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Book Review: Henry Ossian Flipper / West Point’s First Black Graduate
This revised biography sheds more light on the life, times and trials of West Point’s first black graduate.
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Film Review: Outlaws and Angels (2016)
Outlaws and Angels is rife with cinematic grime, but grime is a about all the film has going for it.
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Ride of a Lifetime
Hope was in short supply at Fort Phil Kearny, Dakota Territory, in the wake of the December 1866 Fetterman disaster — until John ‘Portugee’ Phillips answered the call
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Letter From Wild West – December 2016
For decades historians have struggled to sort out the facts of range detective Tom Horn’s life, murder trial and death.
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Biographer Nancy Plain
Fascinated by biographies in her own childhood, Plain writes insightful juvenile nonfiction
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Mari Bolen
From Montana’s Bitterroot Valley sculptor Bolen renders emotive bronzes of Plains Indians and other subjects
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Audio: WWII Marine Recalls Landing On Iwo Jima / ‘What The Hell Am I Doing Here?’
Harry Lloyd, a veteran of World War II, of the 5th Marine Division recalls the battle for Iwo Jima in February and March 1945.
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Daily Quiz for September 28, 2016
He was the only sitting vice-president to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.