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Truth Be Known

Truth Be Known

Old Vaquero Saying “Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow.” Quotes “We are all travelers in the wilderness of...

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Circle the Wagons!

Circle the Wagons!

Emanuel Leutze’s 1863 oil Indians Attacking a Wagon Train vividly captured and perpetuated the fears of Americans migrating West on the Overland...

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Saloons, Paniolos and Telegraphs

Saloons, Paniolos and Telegraphs

Was there racial separation in the Old West? Could a Black cowboy go into a Tombstone saloon?  Jeffery S. King Washington, DC  It’s difficult, if...

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Bruce Boxleitner

Bruce Boxleitner

James Arness made all the difference in his storied film and television career. In 1976, Gunsmoke’s James Arness was about to take on the lead role...

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The Silver King

The Silver King

A new biography of George Hearst, plus a new bio of James K.P. Miller, a multigenerational women’s story, a history of poker in the West and a new...

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New Mexico Chiles

New Mexico Chiles

Ever since Don Juan Oñate brought the fiery fruit to Nuevo Mexico in 1598, the chile pepper has defined cuisine in the Land of Enchantment.  ...

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Chile Queens

Chile Queens

For two centuries, locals and visitors to the public plazas of San Antonio, Texas, dined on the famous fiery cuisine. San Antonio, Texas, became...

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Tamer of Raton Pass

Tamer of Raton Pass

“Uncle Dick” Wootton helped build a nation with his Santa Fe Trail toll road. Well past midnight, everyone in the wagon train was snoring. First...

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