Fort Laramie: Military Bastion of the High Plains by Douglas C. McChristian, The Arthur […]
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The Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 Was Extremely Advanced for Its Day
Hunters, frontiersmen and a Mormon scion favored it. Buffalo runners in the waning days […]
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The Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum Marks 40 Years of Showcasing Lawmen
Waco is the place to go for Ranger memorabilia. Texas and Rangers go together […]
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Ghost Town: Canyon Diablo, Arizona
In 1880 the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad began constructing a bridge over 250-foot-deep Canyon […]
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Giants in the Land
Monstrous frontier freight wagons rumble still in Ketchum, Idaho. Legendary Leviathans Generations of Westerners […]
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The Poet Bandit of Arizona Territory
Daring rustler and train robber ‘Red’ McNeil taunted territorial lawmen with his written words. […]
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Wild and Woolly War of Words
A Western writer wages a one-man battle to choose the best frontier quote. Among […]
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Bank Cashiers Sometimes Dealt With Unauthorized Withdrawals
Jesse James tested the mettle of Joseph Heywood. As the U.S. banking system took […]
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Two Strong Lakota Leaders Shared the Name ‘He Dog’
Historians have long confused their biographies. He Dog was an Oglala Sioux leader. He […]
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COW-Gun Fighter
A seeming throwback to an earlier era, the Vickers 161 nevertheless packed a heavy […]