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Interview: Dennis McCown / Betrayal and Murder in the Old West
Dennis McCown spent the better part of two decades in deep research to reveal the remarkable story of Helen Beulah Mrose and her ties to gunfighter turned lawyer John Wesley Hardin.
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WWI Planes: ‘Inventions of the Devil’
The planes of the Great War terrified soldiers and civilians on the ground and changed combat forever.
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Victor Clyde Forsythe – Art of the West
“First Generation” desert painter Clyde Forsythe captured the “Gunfight at O.K. Corral.” It may just be the closest thing we have to an actual photograph of the event.
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What Price Victory?
The Confederacy suffered three staggering military disasters in July 1863. Stunned Southerners struggled to […]
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Mrs. Lincoln’s Confidante
Snubbed by the Washington elite, the first lady found emotional support in the company of her dressmaker.
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Wild Bill’s Brawl with Two of Custer’s Troopers
Exactly what happened in that Hays City saloon remains a mystery, but details have since emerged about the two 7th Cavalry troopers shot by Deputy U.S. Marshal Hickok
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Why Did Lincoln Feel the Emancipation Proclamation was necessary?
Why did Lincoln feel that it was necessary to issue the Emancipation Proclamation? —A.P.B. […]
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Interview: Steve Vogel / The War of 1812
In his new book Through the Perilous Fight, author Steve Vogel looks at the six weeks in 1814 that proved critical in the United States’ follow-up war with Britain.