South Dakota-based Hansen Wheel & Wagon Shop have restored an 1890s Yosemite Stage and Turnpike Company touring stage.
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Interview: John Monnett / Fetterman Fight expert
Fetterman Fight expert John Monnett explains his fascination with Plains Indians and speaks about his new book, Where a Hundred Soldiers Were Killed.
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Bill Chappell/Art of the West – August 2009 Wild West
Artist Bill Chappell draws on his years in the saddle to create his Western scenes
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Letter from Wild West – August 2009
Such intrepid 19th-century explorers as Joe Walker, John Wesley Powell, Benjamin Bonneville, Jedediah Smith and others explored much of the West, yet there remain corners for curious minds to explore.
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Daily Quiz for June 3, 2009
The Treaty of Trianon forced this country to give up three-fourths of its territory.
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Public Enemies & Keystone Cops
Outlaws like John Dillinger and Bonnie and Clyde were heroes to Americans squeezed by hard times during the Great Depression.
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Letter from American History – August 2009
American History editors write about Benjamin Franklin and the environment.
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Daily Quiz for June 2, 2009
This future first lady insisted her husband and children learn Spanish.
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Tornado Strikes Stones River National Battlefield Park
On April 10, 2009, an EF4 tornado tore through the Stones River National Battlefield Park near Murfreesboro, TN. Several weeks later, felled trees still testify to its path and pose a risk of greater damage from fire than from the tornado itself.
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Welcome Aboard USS Water Witch: June/July 2009
USS Water Witch is scheduled to be commissioned on April 4, 2009, at the […]