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Behind the Lines | The Relic Hunter
Shirl Herr’s “hidden-metal detector” paved the way for the development of mine detectors used […]
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Frontier Bandmaster Felix Vinatieri Made a Musical Name for Himself
The Italian-born musician once rode with Custer. Things didn’t look so good for Lieutenant […]
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Wild West Reviews: Red Cloud
Red Cloud: Warrior-Statesman of the Lakota Sioux (1997, by RobertW. Larson) This compelling biography […]
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After Fighting Soldiers in the 1860s, Red Cloud Resided at the Agency Named for Him in the ’70s
But all was not well at the thrice-relocated Red Cloud Agency. When the American […]
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Plural Wives and the Plains Indians
Multiple marriages made sense to many Lakotas — but not to the government in Washington.
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Libbie Custer: ‘A Wounded Thing Must Hide’
Such were her sad words after the June 1876 Little Bighorn death of her […]
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American Indians and White Frontier Settlers Alike Lifted Scalps for Payback and Profit
Scalping is associated with American Indians on the Western frontier, but white settlers also performed the gruesome practice.
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Wild Bill’s Brawl With Custer’s Troopers
Exactly what happened in that Hays City saloon remains a mystery, but details have […]
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How the International Shock of the Titanic’s Sinking ‘was a prototype for 9/11’
The Titanic was a summation of technological progress—with its twin, the Olympic, a stunning promise of greater things to come.