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Book Review: The Better Brother / Tom & George Custer and the Battle for the American West
The Better Brother: Tom & George Custer and the Battle for the American West […]
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Smith & Wesson’s Model No. 3 Six-Shooter: An Innovative American Classic
This revolver was the first U.S. large-caliber gun made for metallic cartridges.
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Wild West Book Review: Western Heritage
Western Heritage: A Selection of Wrangler Award–winning Articles edited by Paul Hutton, University of […]
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Cheyenne Fall: The Battle of Red Fork
In November 1876 Colonel Ranald Mackenzie’s cavalrymen and their Indian allies caught warriors sleeping […]
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American History Book Review: The Killing of Crazy Horse
The Killing of Crazy Horse by Thomas Powers; Alfred A. Knopf Feared. Respected. Despised. […]
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Book Review: Thunder in the Mountains
Daniel Sharfstein makes a welcome contribution to the body of historical retrospectives on the 1877 Nez Perce War
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Book Review: Eyewitness to the Fetterman Fight
John Monnett frames the 1866 Fetterman Fight on the Bozeman Trail (in present-day Wyoming) from the viewpoint of Lakota and Cheyenne participants
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Sitting Bull: Soothsayer
Sitting Bull’s ability to embrace the Great Mystery and commune with meadowlarks made him one of America’s greatest spiritual leaders.
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American History Book Review: The Bitter Waters of Medicine Creek
The Bitter Waters of Medicine Creek: A Tragic Clash Between White and Native America […]