Radio Rides the Range recalls the heyday of broadcast Westerns, which influenced and overlapped the introduction of TV Westerns and featured many of the same players.
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Book Review: The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
THE BULLY PULPIT: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism, […]
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Here Is Where: Caledonia Prison Farm
A Carolina Moonshiner Helps Win WWII SEVERAL SHOTS SEEMED to come out of nowhere. […]
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The “Man of Force” Who Saved Belgium
Before Herbert Hoover became the scapegoat for the Great Depression, he was an international hero who led one of the greatest humanitarian relief efforts in history
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Book Review: Chronicling the West for Harper’s, by Claudine Chalmers
Like the original Harper’s Weekly, this compendium of the work of “special artists” Paul Frenzeny and Jules Tavernier includes a wealth of images and solid text, capturing everyday life in the Old West.
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DVD Review: Maverick: The Complete Third Season
The third season of this comedic Western TV series was James Garner’s last as the title character Maverick, much to the disappointment of its fans.
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Daily Quiz for January 31, 2014
In 1865 this man first used carbolic acid as an antiseptic treatment on an open wound.
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Daily Quiz for January 30, 2014
The first car registration law ever was instituted in this city in 1893.
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Kimo Williams: Are You Experienced?
Shaped by his in-country experiences, musician and Vietnam veteran Kimo Williams continues to work on behalf of vets and soldiers from Vietnam to Afghanistan and Iraq
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Vietnam Vet Mike Bowen Runs 58,282 Miles
Mike Bowen ran a total of 58,282 miles, one mile for every soldier killed or missing in the Vietnam war.