John Farkis provides absorbing insight into the creation of a film many critics rank among the best Westerns
Posted inReview
Book Review: The First Americans
Author Jay Wertz covers the grand sweep of American Indian history from prehistory to the present, with rich illustrations
Posted inReview
Movie Review: Deadwood
Newcomers will find the same charm in the language of Deadwood that fans found in the TV show more than a decade ago
Posted inFeature
China’s Lost Women in the Far West
Chinese women in the American West often worked as slaves or prostitutes and rarely got a square deal from either men or the law
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Audiobook Review | How America’s Most Favorite Sandwich Got Its Start
A history of the hamburger—its conception, its various incarnations and how it transformed the American dining experience
Posted inStories
David Jonason Roams and Renders the American West
The painter depicts wherever he roams out West—from the mountains to the deserts to geysers white with foam
Posted inStories
Ardent but Unorthodox Mohawk Woman Became America’s First Native Saint
Kateri Tekakwitha shunned marriage and expressed her faith with mortification
Posted inInterview
Pony Express Writer Jim DeFelice
The author drove and hiked the route when researching the celebrated Pony Express mail service
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Daily Quiz for July 25, 2019
General Winfield Scott Hancock was called this by General George McClellan.
Posted inDrafts, Review
Book Review: Rome Resurgent
Peter Heather examines the reign of 6th century Emperor Justinian, who ruled the Western Roman empire for 38 years