The prolific author captures Calamity Jane in two recent books.
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Letter From Wild West – April 2016
The “big one” that should concern Californians might just be flooding on an epic scale
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John Mix Stanley
Fires claimed the legacy of this overlooked contemporary of painters George Catlin and Karl Bodmer
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Daily Quiz for February 25, 2016
The first social welfare program in the United States was established when Congress passed this act.
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Declaration of Independence
Every American is familiar with the Declaration of Independence. The document is often seen […]
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Book Review: Californio Lancers
Tom Prezelski presents the Southwestern vaqueros and rancheros of the Union Army’s 1st Battalion of Native Cavalry
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Book Review: Winchester Lever-Action Rifles
Martin Pegler argues convincingly the Winchester has earned its iconic status as “The Gun That Won the West”
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Book Review: Red Cloud
“Red Cloud did not surrender, die young or flee his country into exile,” notes John McDermott in this concise biography
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Book Review: Six-Shooters and Shifting Sands / The Wild West Life of Texas Ranger Captain Frank Jones
Bob Alexander’s latest Texas Ranger biography focuses on the ever stalwart Captain Frank Jones.
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Book Review: The Army Surveys of Gold Rush California
U.S. Army topographical engineers were among the first to explore the terra icognita of Gold Rush California