The sesquicentennial of the Civil War has produced numerous new volumes on the bloody conflict, but recent publications on the effects of the war in the West are hard to find. My hope is that we will see more in the next two years. Nonetheless, these three recent volumes on the Civil War in the West are a good place to start: Carol L. Higham’s The Civil War and the West: The Frontier Transformed (Praeger) is well researched and broadly covers the West from 1800 to 1862. Ken Robinson’s Mon
November 2013
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- The Other Las Vegas
- John Goodwin
- November 2013 Events
- In Have Gun, Will Travel, what was Paladin’s first name?
- In your June 2013 gunfighter graves article, the marker for Liver-Eating Johnson reads “Johnston.” Which is correct?
- While watching Encore Westerns, I saw Bob Boze Bell’s True West Moments on Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves. Who was this lawman?
- How far could a good horse go during a posse chase of outlaws?
- How far did a wagon train travel in a typical day?
- How did Plains Indians carry water while on the move?
- Rough Drafts 11/13
- An Ace in the Hole
- Death by Shakespeare
- Remington Hits High Note
- Paydirt-It’s Still Out There!
- Modern-Day Treasure Hunt
- Sadie vs. Josie
- Wild Women of the West
- Soiled Doves
- The Vanity Plates of Footwear
- A Dinner to Remember
- On the Trail of Ancient Artists
- Delivering Justice
- Digging for Treasure
- 3:10 TO YUMA-Delmer Daves