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James Beckwourth

James Beckwourth

For most descendants of African slaves born prior to the Civil War, the path to freedom was usually a covert and perilous foot journey to exile in...

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Blowing in the Wind

Blowing in the Wind

If you visit Las Vegas, New Mexico—and you should, considering all the Old West history that’s still alive there—head to the park blooming in the...

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The Bacon Cure

The Bacon Cure

On his way from Illinois to California in 1852, William Henry Hart wrote, “The bacon too that I had  always disliked even the sight of, became very...

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Butterfield’s Trail West

Butterfield’s Trail West

“Remember boys, nothing on God’s earth must stop the United States Mail,” John Butterfield admonished his employees, and from September 15, 1858 to...

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Portrait of America

Portrait of America

Shamoon Zamir’s The Gift of the Face: Portraiture and Time in Edward S. Curtis’s The North American Indian provides a spectacularly researched...

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Guns and Outlaws

Guns and Outlaws

Famous outlaw and lawman firearms have always been captivating. Gerry and Janet Souter’s Guns of Outlaws: Weapons of the American Bad Man is the...

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Rough Drafts 2/15

Winter is a wonderful time to plan a trip to the West—and take along a reading list to match: Dream West If Western art inspires you, Montana’s...

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