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Red, White, and Black: The US Army in the West 1866-1891
After four years of fighting, the Civil War ended. The victorious Union Army soon disbanded, leaving behind a small force of regulars to such...
Hygiene In The West Saturday night bath?
I was reading 'Good Little Bad Man', the story of Colorado Charley Utter. It was noted that Charley had the habit, thought odd at the time, of...
High Grading In mining lingo, high grading was simply pilfering ore from the mine one’s employer...
In mining lingo, high grading was simply pilfering ore from the mine one’s employer. A miner might take a few choice pieces of ore home with him at...
Opium Dens in the West During the heyday of the Old West drugs were pretty common and legal.
During the heyday of the Old West drugs were pretty common and legal. The Chinese introduced opium when they came to America to build railroad...