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Ask the Marshall

by | Aug 6, 2019 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

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What did cowboys read for pleasure? Chris Robinson London, Kentucky Cowboys were likely to pack a dime novel featuring Jesse James, Bess the Trapper or Wild Bill Hickok in their saddle bags—action stories. A surprising number of mountain men loved to read Shakespeare and recite the stories around the campfires. Some of them liked to spice up the stories with colorful profanity. Here is a list of other popular books during the 19th century: Mark Twain: Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Jame


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