November 2012

From the Blog

Western Books & Movies

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On the Trail of Jedediah Smith

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Number One With a Bullet

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The Skeleton Dance

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Momaday’s Billy the Kid Pistola

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Where the West is Still Wild

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On the Trail with Gus and Call

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John Wayne Film Collection

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Dick Baxter

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Sourdoughs, Claim Jumpers & Dry Gulchers

What is the origin of “owl hoot?”

Why do most buckskin jackets and coats have fringe?

My great-grandfather apparently was a bartender in Wyatt Earp’s saloon in Nome, Alaska. I haven’t been able to confirm that. What happened to Earp’s papers, especially those related to his Gold Rush days?

Were Old West banks insured against loss by robbers?

Why did Gunsmoke’s Marshal Matt Dillon always wear his badge underneath his vest?

Heartwarming Gunslingers?

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Deliverance from the Little Big Horn

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The McLaurys in Tombstone, Arizona

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Rancho Deluxe

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Jerry Crandall

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Wild Bill Says “Muzzle Up”

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Dreamin’ of Being a Cowboy

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Thanksgiving on the Frontier

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The West Out East

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10 for 10: Dodge City, KS

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Good for Nothing

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Redemption: 
For Robbing the Dead

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Maverick: The Complete First Season

Preece’s Bad Guy Westsern

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November 2012 Events

Who was Indian fighter Clay Beauford?

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Ho! For the Black Hills

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Armed & Courageous