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Russian Bill

Russian Bill

One of the West's most unusual gunfighter gunsels was Bill Tettenborn, better-known as Russian Bill. There are a number of tales about his origins. ...

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Bill Carver and the Skunk

Bill Carver and the Skunk

On September 19th, 1900, Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, and members of the Wild Bunch were on their way to Winnemucca, Nevada to rob the local...

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Oh, The Homestead

Oh, The Homestead

The American West was built on the Homestead Act of 1862, President Lincoln's plan to encourage development of western lands. It provided 160-acre...

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John Escapule

John Escapule

This guy is not Doc Holliday.  He is John Escapule, born in France in 1856, who came to southeast Arizona in 1877. John became friendly with...

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Andy Cooper

Andy Cooper

Looking at his photo Andy “Cooper” Blevins looks like a nice boy, but behind that façade was a young man mean enough to eat off the same plate with...

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