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,…
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The horse was once as essential to Western life as the six-gun, and breaking horses…
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Books Buffalo Bill: Scout, Showman, Visionary (2010, by Steve Friesen) This is my biography of…
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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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O n the evening of June 5, 1944, Louis Leroux, his wife, and their six…
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Oscar Wilde Bothered and Bewildered Westerners While Touring to Promote Gilbert and Sullivan
Of all the city slickers ever to venture into the 19th century American West, Oscar…
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Frenchman Henri Farman was already a celebrated cycling champion, race car driver and entrepreneur when…
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The Rev. Dr. Taylor Filmore Ealy faced many struggles, most not of his own making,…
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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…