Were stagecoach attacks by Indians the stuff of Hollywood drama? No, says Indian wars historian Gregory Michno, who relates several such attacks in the April 2015 issue of Wild West.
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Why Wasn’t King Edward I Called Edward III?
I have often wondered why Edward I of England is so called when there […]
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Daily Quiz for January 29, 2015
This man signed Germany’s unconditional surrender in 1945.
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Daily Quiz for January 28, 2015
The US Marines who ended John Brown’s raid at Harper’s Ferry in 1859 were led by this man.
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Book Review: Seat of Empire, by Jeffrey Stuart Kerr
Jeffrey Stuart Kerr delivers an absorbing history of Texas’ state capital and the battle waged over its future by none other than Sam Houston, hero of San Jacinto and first president of the Republic of Texas, and his onetime vice president Mirabeau Lamar.
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Book Review: Healy’s West / The Life and Times of John J. Healy
John Healy is one of those Westerners whose life touched on legend but went unsung, an oversight author Gordon Tolton hopes to remedy with this biography.
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Book Review: Apache Legends & Lore of Southern New Mexico, by Lynda A Sánchez
Following up on the work of mentor Eve Ball, Lynda Sánchez shares Apache legends and lore recorded by Mescalero-Lipan Percy Bigmouth.
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Book Review: The Horrell Wars / Feuding in Texas and New Mexico
David Johnson walks a limb with this neutral recounting of the extralegal activities of Texas’ troublesome Horrell brothers.
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Book Review: Necessary Evil, by Joe Johnston
Missouri native Joe Johnston explores the violent, lawless birth of his home state and the necessary role vigilante groups played in its settlement.
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Book Review: Frontier Fare, by Sherry Monahan
Sherry Monahan, president of Western Writers of America, tempts readers and eaters (and what readers aren’t?) with dishes culled from original frontier recipes.