Women did not participate in the Olympics until the 1900 Paris games, when they participated in golf and this sport.
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Interview: Sherry Monahan / Author and WWA President
Sherry Monahan has educated readers about wine, Western food and now the Earp wives, clearing up a few frontier misconceptions along the way.
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Bush Knob Massacre: ‘Dead Men Tell No Tales’
Texas cowboy John Larn, the head of a civilian-military posse in late 1873, had reportedly said these words many times—and their truth played out in the Bush Knob Massacre
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Book Review: Cheyenne War, by Jeff Broome
Author Jeff Broome takes a fresh look at a series of well-known Indian wars clashes he collectively refers to as the “Cheyenne War.”
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Book Review: Some Gave All / Forgotten Old West Lawmen Who Died With Their Boots On
Author J.R. Sanders relates the forgotten lives and violent times of 10 Old West lawmen who died in the line of duty.
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Book Review: Chasing the Santa Fe Ring, by David L. Caffey
Author David Caffey traces the political and economic activities of New Mexico’s shadowy, well-connected Santa Fe Ring even as he questions its very existence as an organized entity.
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DVD Review: Nichols, by Warner Archive Collection
This short-lived series featured James Garner as Sheriff Nichols, an “independent thinker” who patrolled small-town Arizona by motorcycle in 1914.
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DVD Review: Sweetwater, by Kickstart Productions and Arc Entertainment
A few memorable scenes aside, Sweetwater will leave Western film buffs thirsting for better scripts.
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The Enigmatic Mind of Ned Wynkoop
In 1864 Major Edward W. “Ned” Wynkoop, acting without orders, sought peace with Cheyennes in western Kansas. But his good intentions ultimately led to unintended bad consequences.