Gregory Michno takes a hard look at the bitter frontier conflict between Texas settlers and Indians in the 1860s.
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TV Series Review: Hell on Wheels
Hell on Wheels aspires to the success of such successful series as Mad Men or Deadwood, but the jury remains out.
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1874: The Year of the Locust
Like hail and rain they fell from the sky—120 billion hungry insects hell-bent on ravishing the Great Plains farmland. The locusts, farmers quipped, ‘ate everything but the mortgage’
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Allen and Patty Eckman – Art of the West
Allen and Patty Eckman found a new home in Rapid City, S.D., and the inspiration to drive their unique sculpting method.
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Interview: Johnny D. Boggs / Wild West Talk
Prolific writer Johnny D. Boggs excels at stories of Jesse James, Billy the Kid, the Civil War, baseball and Western films.
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Letter from Wild West – April 2012
Red Cloud often gets third billing—behind Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse—in the annals of Sioux history, but that is selling short his historic contributions, says R. Eli Paul, editor of the great chief’s autobiography
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Daily Quiz for February 5, 2012
The most famous image by this painter of Americana scenes – "What Happened to Your Hand?" – was published after he changed careers.
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Daily Quiz for February 4, 2012
This Italian revolutionary leader invaded Sicily in 1860, eventually conquering the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
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Daily Quiz for February 3, 2012
"Win one for the Gipper," refers to an All-American football player who died at age 25 and played for this team.
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Daily Quiz for February 2, 2012
Coinciding with the Battle of Thermopylae, this naval battle resulted in a decisive Greek victory over a much larger Persian fleet in 480 BC.