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February 2012
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Western Books & Movies
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- Sandra Day O’Connor
- Is it true that the posse that gunned down Joaquin Murrieta and Three Finger Jack put Murrieta’s head and Jack’s hand in pickled jars to collect the reward, and that these “proofs” were later put on display?
- What is the meaning of “I’m your huckleberry,” said by Doc Holliday in the 1993 movie Tombstone?
- In the opening scene of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, the title character says, “Stand and deliver!“ That phrase seems appropriate for the previous century, not an 1800s stagecoach robber. What do you think?
- What can you tell me about the LeMat revolver?
- On the frontier, did people break as much glass as we see in Western films?
- A fair amount is known about Doc Holliday’s girlfriend, Big Nose Kate, yet is anything known about her younger sister?
- February 2012 Events
- Hal Empie
- O.K. Aftermath
- Arizona’s Top 10 Paintings
- Hoop Dance Dynasty
- Butch Cassidy Wannabe
- Following Arizona’s Road to Statehood
- PC Trumps PRCA
- Harvey’s Happy Girls
- Fake or Real?
- 10 for 10: Prescott, AZ
- Top 10 True Western Towns of 2012
- The Deadly Dozen
- The Survivors
- The Outrageous History of Arizona