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FREDERICK NOLAN MARCH 7, 1931-JUNE 15, 2022
An English historian redefined the scholarship on Billy the Kid.
3 min |
September 2022
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ROBERT M. UTLEY OCTOBER 31, 1929-JUNE 7, 2022
A former student's personal tribute remembers a great historian, mentor and friend.
3 min |
September 2022
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Idaho Trout
The Gem State's stream and lake waters are famous for the popular game fish.
2 min |
July - August 2022
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Lee Martin
A born storyteller, the California ranch girl has worked hard at her craft to become a successful Western novelist and screenwriter.
4 min |
July - August 2022
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If it Moves, If it Spins, You'll Find it Here
This truly was the "engine" for Albuquerque.
2 min |
July - August 2022
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Riding for the Guidon
U.S. CAVALRY SCHOOL AT LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD IS A REAL-LIFE HISTORY LESSON.
9 min |
July - August 2022
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RIDIN' THE RAILS: HISTORIC TRAIN EXCURSIONS COAST TO COAST
From North Carolina to California, Montana to Texas, "ridin' the rails" is reminiscent of days gone by, when trains were the fastest mode of transportation. Passengers sat back, relaxed and marveled at the scenery or engaged in delightful conversation with fellow travelers. Those days are not gone, and now you can enjoy them, too.
10+ min |
July - August 2022
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Magnet for Miners
A tour of Western Montana is rich in mining heritage, ghost towns and living history centers.
3 min |
July - August 2022
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America's Sherlock Holmes
William J. Burns proved a worthy competitor to the Pinkertons...for a time.
2 min |
July - August 2022
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Hickok's Twist of Fate
WILD BILL'S 1870 DRUNKEN BRAWL WITH CUSTER'S TROOPERS IS AS LEGENDARY AS THE MAN OF MANY NAMES HE KILLED.
10+ min |
July - August 2022
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Crazy Horse's Final Vision
THE PROPHETIC LAKOTA LEADER'S FINAL DAYS STILL HAUNT US TODAY.
10+ min |
July - August 2022
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A HERO'S JOURNEY FROM WAR TO PEACE
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S BETRAYAL OF ARMY SCOUT CHATO IS STILL A STAIN ON AMERICAN HISTORY.
9 min |
July - August 2022
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Alaska's Wild West
Adventure and history await discovery across the last frontier state.
9 min |
June 2022
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The Beehive State
Utah has been a leader in apiary science for crop pollination and honey production for over 150 years.
2 min |
May 2022
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HISTORIC HOTELS, SALOONS AND RANCHES
THE WEST'S BEST hotels, saloons, restaurants and dude ranches , , are among the most tangible ties to America's frontier past. Outlaws, lawmen, presidents and stars of stage and screen have slept in these hotels since the late 19th and early 20th century. They drank and dined in these revered saloons and restaurants. Generations of people from all over the globe visited and kept coming back to the places which become social hubs of their communities.
10+ min |
May 2022
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A Grave Concern
About that pipe that marks the last resting place of the Daltons...
2 min |
May 2022
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The Grand Old Park
Yellowstone, America's first National Park, celebrates its 150th anniversary.
5 min |
June 2022
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Texas's Tangy Thirst Quencher
The origin story of the Lone Star State's Dr. Pepper is legendary.
2 min |
June 2022
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CLASSIC GUNFIGHTS
BATTLE OF PLAZE: BAT MASTERSON VS PEACOCK & UPDEGRAFF
4 min |
June 2022
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Red Lodge, Montana
Discover the Old West in the gateway town to America's most beautiful highway.
3 min |
June 2022
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GUNPOWDER and Smoke
The West was immense, and frontier law enforcement sparse.
10+ min |
June 2022
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BAT MASTERSON
THE DEADLY AND DANGEROUS LIFE OF THE MAN WHO INVENTED WYATT EARP
10+ min |
June 2022
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Get Out of Dodge!
SINCE DODGE CITY WAS FOUNDED 150 YEARS AGO, THE KANSAS COWTOWN IS STILL THE REIGNING QUEEN OF THE WEST.
3 min |
June 2022
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The West's Worst Shootout
The tragedy at Goingsnake left 11 men dead-and a lot of questions.
7 min |
June 2022
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THE WILDEST TOWN IN THE INDIAN TERRITORY
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA'S EARLY YEARS AS A FRONTIER OUTPOST WERE VIOLENT, DANGEROUS AND UNPREDICTABLE.
8 min |
June 2022
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Casper, Wyoming
The historic trail town celebrates its Western heritage all year round.
4 min |
May 2022
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The Earps' Flight After the Fight
The lawmen’s route from Arizona to New Mexico and Colorado is a grand adventure.
5 min |
May 2022
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Texas's Quanah Parker Trail
Discover the life of the legendary Comanche following the arrows in the Lone Star State.
10+ min |
April 2022
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The End of an Era
Texans drove their last great herds north in the 1880s.
3 min |
April 2022
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Slaughter in Seven Rivers
BILLY WILSON AND TOM PICKETT ESCAPED THE NOOSE FOR THE SENSELESS MURDERS OF FOUR HISPANOS IN LINCOLN COUNTY.
6 min |