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The First Frontier

The First Frontier

Any book that challenges the idea of frontier, and the traditional idea of the “American Western Frontier,” I am drawn to because I believe it gives...

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Hooker’s Turkeys

Hooker’s Turkeys

There were a number of ways a young man could become a cattleman. He could hire out as a cowboy, gather and brand mavericks until he had enough to...

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Soldiers At Play

Soldiers At Play

Troops serving in the frontier American West spent most of their time on routine matters, occasionally punctuated by hard campaigning, but they also...

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The Lost Jesuit Treasures

The Lost Jesuit Treasures

The question comes up every so often about the Jesuits burying their hordes of gold before the King Carlos and the Spanish government expelled them...

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