O n the evening of June 5, 1944, Louis Leroux, his wife, and their six…
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As the Boxer Rebellion Stole Headlines from His Wild West, Buffalo Bill Put the Clash into His Show
Fresh from robbing the Deadwood Stagecoach, the Sioux performers of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West changed…
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This Victorian-Era Performer Learned that the Stage Life in the American West Wasn’t All Applause and Bouquets
The California Gold Rush. The very words evoked the strong reaction of an American populace…
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Norman Crockatt is not a well-known name, but the British intelligence officer was responsible for…
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Books Buffalo Bill: Scout, Showman, Visionary (2010, by Steve Friesen) This is my biography of…
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The horse was once as essential to Western life as the six-gun, and breaking horses…
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During the War Years, Posters From the American Homefront Told You What to Do — And What Not to Do
“The First World War saw the first widespread use of propaganda to stir patriotic fervour,”…
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1. Cody Family Moves to Kansas Will was born in Iowa Territory in 1846. In 1854…
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When the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Co. launched the Pony Express on…
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The word “Seminole” is derived from the Muscogean word simanó-li, or “runaway,” reflecting a common heritage,…