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A Hole in His Head

A Hole in His Head

The story begins after he was shot in the head… David Lunt’s shooting is one of the more interesting ones in the West. In January 1877, he was...

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Education in Early Arizona

Education in Early Arizona

The three R’s, readin’, writin’, and ’rithmetic, like many other cultural conveniences, were late arriving on the Arizona frontier. The first...

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Frontier Dentistry

Frontier Dentistry

Oftentimes I hear folks say that they wish they'd lived "in the good old days. Usually, I reply, “The good old days really weren’t all that good.”...

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On the Road Again

On the Road Again

John Wesley Hardin makes a big splash in Kansas. June 1, 1871. An 18-year-old John Wesley Hardin arrives in Abilene, KS at the end of a cattle...

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A Deal Gone Bad

A Deal Gone Bad

The Earp-Clanton dispute deepens. June 2, 1881. Wyatt Earp approaches Cowboy Ike Clanton with a proposal. If Clanton will betray the men who tried...

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Cornish Miners and Tommyknockers

Cornish Miners and Tommyknockers

  The rocky wilderness of the American West turned out to be the richest treasure trove of natural resources in the history of the civilized...

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Arizona’s Boundless Boundaries

Arizona’s Boundless Boundaries

Did you know Arizona was once a part of western Georgia? Yup, in 1733 King George declared that Georgia extended west all the way to the Pacific...

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