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16 Historical Destinations That Will Make You Weep

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Larry D. Ball

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Spirit Warriors Rise Up

Jana Bommersbach

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The Real Birth of Westerns

Johnny D. Boggs

Victoria Wilcox

In 1960’s The Alamo, Jim Bowie used a seven-barrel pepperbox rifle. Did such a gun exist? And did the real Bowie have one?

Marshall Trimble

Do any records indicate Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickok met?

Marshall Trimble

Happy Jack

Tom Augherton

A gambler in a high-stakes poker game runs out of money while holding a winning hand of four aces. He asks the players to pause the game so he can get a loan at the bank. Is this Hollywood or a true story?

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Gamblers, Gunfighters & Saloon Girls

Stuart Rosebrook

How did “being heeled” come to mean “being armed?”

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Westward Across the Divide

Candy Moulton

Was there a female Texas Ranger during the Old West era?

Marshall Trimble

The Duke: A Legendary Life

C. Courtney Joyner

Who is the most popular character the Old West ever produced?

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Robber Baron or Entrepreneur?

Richard Dillon

Poverty Croquettes

Sherry Monahan

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Ode to the Cowboys

Allen Barra

SUGARFOOT (SEASON ONE)

C. Courtney Joyner

Rough Drafts 5/14

Stuart Rosebrook

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Hunting His Own Kind

Larry D. Ball

Kansas Cattle Towns, Then and Now

Johnny D. Boggs

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Twain is Born

John Stanley

The Curious Murder of Manny Clements

Mark Boardman

May 2014 Events

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Brand New Buffalo Bills

Buffalo Bill Goosed the World’s Fair

A Bloody Barbed-Wire Battle

16 Historical Destinations That Will Make You Weep

Hideout Hijinks

Troubled Tom Horn

10 Myths About TOM HORN

Spirit Warriors Rise Up

The Real Birth of Westerns

Victoria Wilcox

In 1960’s The Alamo, Jim Bowie used a seven-barrel pepperbox rifle. Did such a gun exist? And did the real Bowie have one?

Do any records indicate Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickok met?

Happy Jack

A gambler in a high-stakes poker game runs out of money while holding a winning hand of four aces. He asks the players to pause the game so he can get a loan at the bank. Is this Hollywood or a true story?

Gamblers, Gunfighters & Saloon Girls

How did “being heeled” come to mean “being armed?”

Westward Across the Divide

Was there a female Texas Ranger during the Old West era?

The Duke: A Legendary Life

Who is the most popular character the Old West ever produced?

Robber Baron or Entrepreneur?

Poverty Croquettes

Ode to the Cowboys

SUGARFOOT (SEASON ONE)

Rough Drafts 5/14

Hunting His Own Kind

Kansas Cattle Towns, Then and Now

Twain is Born

The Curious Murder of Manny Clements

May 2014 Events

A True Giant