Railroads versus settlers was a deadly combination. On May 11, 1880, a dispute between settlers and the railroads in central California turns...
The Tragedy of Mussel Slough
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Sooners and Boomers!
The Land Run of 1891 was one of the most remarkable events in Western history. One needs to understand that Oklahoma is an instant land. There are...
Fighting Earps, Rattlesnakes and the Birds and the Bees
Did any of the “Fighting Earps” have children? Warren Rutherford (Phoenix, Arizona) Nicholas Earp and his first wife, Abigail Storm, had two...