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A Life of Lies

by | Mar 28, 2019 | True West Blog

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Charley Parkhurst moved from New Hampshire to California during the 1849 Gold Rush. Once there, Charley became a stage driver—one of the best in the business. Parkhurst lost an eye due to a horse kick to the face, but that didn’t end the driving career. Charley settled down in the 1870s, working in lumber and ranching and raising chickens near Watsonville, CA, until dying in 1879 at the age


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