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Gunfighter Graves

Gunfighter Graves

“Doc Holliday...He Died in Bed.” Wow, who knew this deathbed twist would jolt True West’s Facebook fans to generate the first major top-rated feed...

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Who was the first man killed by Billy the Kid?

What is a “grass widow?”

What is a “grass widow?” Brad Peters, Phoenix, Arizona Grass widow is a term dating back several hundred years. Originally, it could have referred...

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Pistol Pete

Pistol Pete

Today, Pistol Pete, his six-shooters popping the air, is the iconic symbol for three Western universities: Oklahoma State University, the University...

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This Far-Off Wild Land

This Far-Off Wild Land

A Scottish emigrant, Andrew Dawson (1817-1871) worked at Pierre Chouteau Jr. and Company’s Upper Missouri trading posts from 1847 until 1864. After...

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The Red Man’s Bones

The Red Man’s Bones

Rising from inauspicious beginnings to national and even international fame, only to fall victim to his own hubris and naivete, artist George Catlin...

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