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Thomas Captures Osages In War Paint, Also Painted Hickok Vs. Tutt
Missouri artist Andy Thomas has history down pat, showing colorful movements from the Show Me State.
By Johnny D. Boggs
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O.K. Corral: A Gunfight Shrouded in Mystery
The saga of the O.K. Corral has been told repeatedly and from many perspectives, often with fictional intrusions and biased analysis.
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Revenge: A Sioux Uprising Leads to Bloody Massacre at Spirit Lake
With most of her family and neighbors at the northern Iowa settlement wiped out, Abbie Gardner clung to life at the mercy of Dakota Chief Inkpaduta and his unremorseful band.
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Sioux Chief Gall
Soldiers gave the Hunkpapa leader his nickname because he was a dashing warrior who effectively teamed up with Sitting Bull in the 1870s. But after his surrender in 1881, Gall stood up for cooperation and peace at Standing Rock.
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Soldiers vs. Apaches: One Last Time at Guadalupe Canyon
Nearly 10 years after Geronimo called it quits following a massive manhunt, the U.S. Army began a smaller campaign against renegade Apaches.
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Richard E. Byrd and the 1925 MacMillan Arctic Expedition
The MacMillan Arctic Expedition marked the first productive use of aircraft in Arctic exploration by Americans and brought Richard Byrd into the national limelight.
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George Armstrong Custer: Between Myth and Reality
Reality and myth about George Custer still collide on the battlefields of Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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Book Review: Battle at Sand Creek / The Military Perspective
Reviewed by Alexander Cook By Gregory F. Michno Upton and Sons, El Segundo, Calif., […]
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All-Black 9th Cavalry Fought in the Battle of Fort Lancaster, Texas
Captain William Frohock, Lieutenant Frederick Smith and the black troopers of Company K, 9th Cavalry, received an after-Christmas surprise from Kickapoo raiders in 1867.