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Bloody War, Bitter Peace
Review of historian Robert N. Watt’s “With My Face to My Bitter Foes”: Nana’s War 1880-1881.
Hero Of The Plains
Ask The Marshall.
What History Has Taught Me: Jack Blades, Rock Musician
Rock ‘n’ roll bassist-singer Jack Blades has been a touring professional rock musician since he joined the San Francisco funk band Rubicon in 1976.
Death of A Mountain Man
Jedidiah Smith’s Last Trail.
Twenty Years Running in Front of a Train
It’s full steam ahead as we barrel into our third decade.
California Robber Baron
Review of Roland De Wolk’s American Disruptor: The Scandalous Life of Leland Stanford.
Ask The Marshall
On Gunsmoke did the actors drink real beer?
The Dawn of He Who Yawns
The G-Man has been on my mind for a very long time.
Geronimo Steals the Show
The 1898 Indian Congress didn’t please anyone.
If the State Won’t Do It
A New Mexico community says it’s willing and able to save a historic fort.
Santa Fe Art Pilgrimage
Lebel’s 30th Annual Cody Old West Auction and Show continues as a mecca of Western Americana.