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Rocket Ball Effect

Rocket Ball Effect

A pair of Volcanic pistols from the collection of King Farouk of Egypt rightfully sets a new record at Greg Martin Auctions’ November 15-17, 2004,...

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Lost to History

Lost to History

A few years before the Civil War, one of the most violent episodes in Western American trail history played out on a mountain meadow in Southern...

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“Saddle Up!”

“Saddle Up!”

The American cowboy is not only a universal symbol of the American West, but he is also a symbol of the American spirit. His gear—hat, chaps, boots,...

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Plain Language

Plain Language

Barbara Wright is a self-professed greenhorn, but you couldn’t tell from this Depression-era ranch story that encapsulates the hardships of the West...

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Beauty for Ashes

Beauty for Ashes

Far from his native Pennsylvania, teenage Sam Morgan grows up in a hurry amongst the rough-and-ready mountain men of the 1820s. Striving to succeed...

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