HISTORY
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This Quiet Missionary Survived the Lincoln County War to Live Among the Zunis
The Rev. Dr. Taylor Filmore Ealy faced many struggles, most not of his own making, while a Presbyterian medical missionary…
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The Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Real Wild West Didn’t Have Buffalo Bill’s Reach, But Its Performers Took Hollywood by Storm
To the disbelief of gaping onlookers in the packed stands at El Toreo, Mexico City’s largest bullring, American rodeo performer…
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You Might Be Surprised to Learn What This Resort Hotel Did During World War II
Rounding the bend past the guard gate, I catch my breath when I spy the Greenbrier resort’s main building. The…
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Buffalo Bill Delighted Italian Fans by Bringing His Wild West Across the Ocean Blue at the Turn of the Century
To this day virtually everyone in the United States has heard of William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody. Even those not…
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There’s More to the Story Behind Seven Pines
“No action of the civil war has been so little understood as that of Seven Pines,” Confederate General Joseph E.…
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To Depict the Frontier Era with Authenticity, This Artist Walks in the Footsteps of Mountain Men
A historian with a brush and a palette, David Wright considers it his mission to depict America’s frontier era with precision.…
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During WWII Gliders Seemed Like a Good Idea
Commandos on Wings” ran the headline of the article in Washington’s Evening Star on November 1, 1942. The subhead read,…
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Dan Sickles Insisted that His Gettysburg Antics Saved the Union. Was He Right?
“It was either a good line, or a bad one, and, whichever it was, I took it on my own…
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Western Writers of America Announces Its 2024 Wister Award Winner
Each year since 1961 Western Writers of America has bestowed on a respected individual its Owen Wister Award for lifetime…
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Marine Corps’ Deadliest, Charles ‘Chuck’ Mawhinney, Dies at 75
Ask any Marine about the service’s greatest snipers, and a flurry of references to the legendary Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Hathcock…
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