Lost States (Quirk Books, $29.95), by Michael J. Trinklein, points out that 50 is a nice round number for the U.S., then goes on to list 70 wannabe...
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Lost States (Quirk Books, $29.95), by Michael J. Trinklein, points out that 50 is a nice round number for the U.S., then goes on to list 70 wannabe...
Lighting Out for the Territory
In July 1861, 25-year-old Sam Clemens left Missouri with his brother to head to the West. He wasn’t necessarily avoiding the Civil War, but he was...
Lighting Out for the Territory
In July 1861, 25-year-old Sam Clemens left Missouri with his brother to head to the West. He wasn’t necessarily avoiding the Civil War, but he was...
Lone Star Vodka
“Texas vodka? Man, that doesn’t even go together.” That was the reaction Tito Beveridge—yes, that’s his name—got when he started trying to peddle...
Lone Star Vodka
“Texas vodka? Man, that doesn’t even go together.” That was the reaction Tito Beveridge—yes, that’s his name—got when he started trying to peddle...
Whatever happened to Johnny Ringo’s guns?
Whatever happened to Johnny Ringo’s guns? Joe Gallagher Ontario, California Steve Gatto, Ringo’s biographer, says Johnny’s rifle, pistol and wallet...
Whatever happened to Johnny Ringo’s guns?
Whatever happened to Johnny Ringo’s guns? Joe Gallagher Ontario, California Steve Gatto, Ringo’s biographer, says Johnny’s rifle, pistol and wallet...
A few years back, we visited a Kansas site called “Little House on the Prairie.”
A few years back, we visited a Kansas site called “Little House on the Prairie.” Did Laura Ingalls and family really live there? Donald Cole...
A few years back, we visited a Kansas site called “Little House on the Prairie.”
A few years back, we visited a Kansas site called “Little House on the Prairie.” Did Laura Ingalls and family really live there? Donald Cole...
What does the word “tinhorn” mean?
What does the word “tinhorn” mean? Bob and Kay Sharp Hawkins, Texas “Tinhorn” referred to an unscrupulous, unskilled, self-important or low-class...
What does the word “tinhorn” mean?
What does the word “tinhorn” mean? Bob and Kay Sharp Hawkins, Texas “Tinhorn” referred to an unscrupulous, unskilled, self-important or low-class...