Noted architect John Russell Pope’s designs include the Jefferson Memorial, Constitution Hall, the National Gallery of Art, and the memorial building at this president’s birthplace.
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Did American Loyalists Aid the British in the War of 1812
Dear Sir: This is not the first time I have asked you a question, […]
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Daily Quiz for November 27, 2014
This three-year-old horse was the first to win the US Triple Crown.
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Daily Quiz for November 26, 2014
This was Ulysses S. Grant’s actual first name.
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California Dreaming With Lee A. Silva
When longtime Wild West contributor Lee Silva died in August 2014, he left a big hole in the Wyatt Earp research field — and in this editor’s heart.
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Lillian Smith: The On-Target ‘California Girl’
Young Lillian Smith was Annie Oakley’s rival as a trick-shot artist in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West, but her most astonishing act was her transformation at age 30 into ‘Princess Wenona.’
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Interview: Jeff Broome / Colorado Historian
Jeff Broome’s latest Indian wars book relates Plains Indian depredations and settlers’ claims during the Cheyenne War.
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Jack Sorenson
Jack Sorenson, who boasts a unique background with stagecoaches, captures all the drama of an unfolding holdup in “The Attempt on the Stage”
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Book Review: Reshaw, by Jefferson Glass
Trailblazing frontier entrepreneur John Baptiste Richard (or “Reshaw”) gets his historical due in this biography by Jefferson Glass.
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Book Review: Gold, by John Richard Stephens
John Richard Stephens compilation of firsthand accounts from the California Gold Rush provides rich diggings for those interested in learning more about that tumultuous time.