Clarissa Confer’s book The Cherokee Nation in the Civil War gives the Indian perspective of the tribe’s decision to side with the Confederacy and the dire consequences.
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Book Review: Commander and Builder of Western Forts / The Life and Times of Major General Henry C. Merriam 1862–1901
Jack Stokes Ballard has compiled the history of an Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient whose career spanned the frontier era.
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Film Review: Wyatt Earp’s Revenge
Director Michael Feifer had plenty of good material in the real-life killing of Dodge City prostitute Dora Hand, but he fails to deliver the goods in this straight-to-DVD film.
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Brigham Young’s 19th Wife: She Married Him and Then She Sued Him
Mormon polygamy grabbed the national spotlight in 1875 when Prophet Brigham Young’s 19th wife, Ann Eliza, divorced him, wrote an expose about plural marriage and set out on a lecture tour.
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Daily Quiz for June 1, 2012
This artist’s incomplete portrait of George Washington is the basis for the U.S. dollar bill.
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Letter From Wild West: August 2012
The only known image of Billy the Kid, a tintype that recently sold at auction for $2.3 million, leaves us wondering, What if there are more images of the Kid out there?
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Why did the U.S. Army adopt semi-automatic weapons?
Mr. History, Why did the US Army adopt the semi automatic rifle during the […]
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Daily Quiz for May 31, 2012
Nicknamed "Boney," this British veteran is considered one of the most important military thinkers and writers of the 20th century.
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Daily Quiz for May 30, 2012
The political terminology of "right" and "left" emerged from this government body.
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Interview: Ken Burns / Prohibition
Filmmaker Ken Burns talks about his latest project, a history of Prohibition, which airs on PBS in October 2011.