It was business as usual even after the bison all but vanished.
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The Death of Crazy Horse: Fables and Forensics
Just who killed the Lakota fighting man remains in dispute.
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Buffalo Jones Killed Many Buffalo, But Then Became a Preservationist
Writer Zane Grey sang his praises. He didn’t set out to save the buffalo. […]
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With Two Well-Placed Shots, Ludwick Put Outlaws on Notice
The Texas Ranger was El Paso’s first real lawman. Before he arrived in El […]
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Interview: Sandra K. Sagala / ‘First-class Star’ Buffalo Bill
Before creating his own Wild West, Cody portrayed himself onstage.
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The Museum of the Mountain Man Treads in the Footsteps of Green River Trappers
Six fur trade rendezvous were held near present-day Pinedale. The Green River springs from […]
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Ghost Town: South Pass City, Wyoming
Prospectors were panning gold from the Sweetwater near South Pass (in present-day Wyoming) as […]
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Chasing the Elusive Joaquín Murrieta
No matter how many murders and robberies he actually committed, California’s most notorious bandit […]
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The Search for the Captives of Elm Creek
A fall Indian raid in frontier Texas was as dramatic as any in fiction, […]
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Abraham Lincoln Looks West
Abraham Lincoln stood atop a hill outside Council Bluffs, Iowa, looking west. The broad […]