On March, 31, 1492, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain issued a decree expelling this group from Spain.
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Author Brian Dippie
Canadian author Brian Dippie sure knows his Western artists, with books on Frederic Remington, Charlie Russell and George Catlin
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Robb Kendrick
Texas photographer Robb Kendrick turns back the clock to capture today’s cowboys in tintypes
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Daily Quiz for March 27, 2015
This is the only crime Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were ever sent to prison for committing.
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Voices: Jan Scruggs
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, ‘Vietnam’ magazine will interview 50 people whose lives are intertwined with the war, for their reflections on that era in American history.
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Lone Star Hit Man Felix Jones
Convicted killer Felix Robert Jones hailed from the same Texas county and worked with the same partners in crime as paid assassin par excellence ‘Killin’ Jim’ Miller
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Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum
The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum at Lincoln Memorial University houses one of the world’s largest collections of artifacts, books, and manuscripts related to the 16th President of the U.S.
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Book Review: The Life and Legends of Calamity Jane, by Richard W. Etulain
Richard Etulain sifts through the many myths surrounding Martha “Calamity Jane” Canary to profile a woman far more complex than popular fiction might suggest
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Book Review: Last Train to El Paso, by Jerry J. Lobdill
Jerry Lobdill looks into the murder of Thomas Lyons, committed by that “other” paid Texas assassin Felix Robert Jones, who made a career of killing — and who largely evaded justice
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Book Review: Logan / The Honorable Life and Scandalous Death of a Western Lawman
Jackie Boor relates the interesting and ultimately tragic life of her great-grandfather, Nevada lawman Tom Logan, who tangled with Wyatt Earp and showed restraint up to his last breath.