The Higgins-Horrell Feud did not end his trouble in Texas. Rancher Pink Higgins was […]
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The Reenactor’s Brave New World
Twenty years ago, in the swashbuckling heyday of Civil War reenacting, the unpleasant spectacle that unfolded in the fall in the rolling meadows of the Shenandoah Valley would have been unthinkable.
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Tipping Point
In 1777 John Stark and his American forces handed the British a defeat from which they never recovered
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Voices | John Rowan
We’ve been willing to sue. We’ve gone to court on a lot of things
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Interview: Edward L. Ayers / Civil War and Emancipation in the Heart of America
Drawing on personal stories, Ed Ayers follows two counties through the Confederate invasion of Gettysburg to Lee’s surrender at Appomattox and the contentious struggles that followed to cross “the boundary between the war and Reconstruction.”
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Daily Quiz for January 23, 2018
She was the first woman to appear on a US postage stamp.
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Who Is This Quote About?
Who was the subject of the following quote: “If you ask him the time […]
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Wild West DVD Review: Bonanza
Bonanza: The Official First Season, Vols. 1 and 2 Paramount Home Entertainment, 2009, 8 […]
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Wild West DVD Review: Days of the Pony Express
Days of the Pony Express Scout Pictures Documentary, 2008, one disk, 60 minutes, $20. […]
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Wild West Book Review: Shooting Stars of the Small Screen
Shooting Stars of the Small Screen: Encyclopedia of TV Western Actors, 1946– Present by […]