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Wild West History Sleuths

by | Jul 1, 2008 | Western Movies

The History Detectives’ upcoming season features several episodes of interest to readers of True West. The June 30, 2008, show (and these are repeated often on various PBS stations around the country) investigates an 1853 French Napoleon coin that may or may not have been damaged by a bullet fired from Wild West show star Annie Oakley’s gun in an exhibition of marksmanship. Host Elyse Luray takes the coin to Cody, Wyoming, to conduct ballistics tests and to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center


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