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A Hard End

A Hard End

It was a hard end for Billy the Kid pal Tom Folliard on December 19, 1880. Pat Garrett and posse ambushed the gang that evening at Fort Sumner, NM,...

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Nellie Cashman

Nellie Cashman

Nellie Cashman was a restless adventurer who ranged the Old West for fifty years prospecting for gold and spreading good cheer wherever she...

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Vinegar Pie

Vinegar Pie

As unappetizing as it sounds, this was the “go to" recipe in the Old West when all other ingredients were scarce. One recipe calls for 2 tablespoons...

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Go West, Young Man?

Go West, Young Man?

One of the most famous phrases of the 19th century, “Go West, young man!” reportedly inspired thousands of Eastern Americans to find their fortunes...

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Pink Higgins

Pink Higgins

Like most Texas cattlemen, John Pinckney Calhoun Higgins, was mighty handy with a gun and was not a man to trifle with. He’s not exactly a household...

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Dry Kansas!

Dry Kansas!

Governor John St. John, with the backing of the national Woman's Christian Temperance Union, forced the legislature to pass a constitutional...

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