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Six Guns & Sluggers
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Six Guns & Sluggers

HOW 150 YEARS AGO BASEBALL’S CINCINNATI RED STOCKINGS INVADED THE WEST BY RAIL AND SEEDED THE NATIONAL PASTIME ACROSS THE WESTERN FRONTIER.

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December 2019
Jesse James And The Road To Gallatin
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Jesse James And The Road To Gallatin

The early outlaw years of Missouri’s legendary outlaw trail can be discovered on a road trip across the Show-Me state.

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December 2019
Classic Western Art Rules The Day
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Classic Western Art Rules The Day

The Coeur d’Alene Art Auction in Reno, Nevada, realized over $17 million.

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December 2019
Another Bad Man Gone To Hell
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Another Bad Man Gone To Hell

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A BORDER BANDIT

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December 2019
Gunfight In The Galiuros
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Gunfight In The Galiuros

Questions remain about Arizona’s worst shoot-out—even outdoing the O.K. Corral gunfight.

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February 2018
Blessed Booze
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Blessed Booze

A whiskey salesman and a Presbyterian pastor liven up the American History sale at Cowan’s Auctions.

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February 2018
Saved By YouTube
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Saved By YouTube

One of Texas’s most legendary hotels found rescuers on the World Wide Web.

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August 2017
Hunka Hunka Burnin' Iron
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Hunka Hunka Burnin' Iron

Elvis Presley’s firearms set world records.

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August 2017
Armchair Gun Show
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Armchair Gun Show

Enjoy viewing and learning about Old West firearms by relaxing in your favorite chair and simply turning the pages of these latest volumes.

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August 2017
Buffalo Bill: Why He Still Matters
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Buffalo Bill: Why He Still Matters

Described by a U.S. President as an “American of Americans,” William F. Cody Remains Vital to Our Nation.

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August 2017
Buffalo Bill & His Bloody-Thirsty Indians
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Buffalo Bill & His Bloody-Thirsty Indians

The Hardest-fighting Tribe of the American West Devoured European Audiences Alive...with Eloquence and Wit!

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August 2017
Buffalo Bill Busted!
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Buffalo Bill Busted!

He perfected the Wild West show, toured the world, got rich and then lost millions.  What happened?

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8 mins  |
August 2017
A Hell-Bent Ride On A Snortin' Prince Of A Mule
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A Hell-Bent Ride On A Snortin' Prince Of A Mule

A mule became the men’s best hope in the terrifying Hayfield fight that took place 150 years ago.

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August 2017
Queen Of The Kansas Cowtowns
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Queen Of The Kansas Cowtowns

Abilene, Kansas, celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Chisholm Trail.

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August 2017
The Planting of Judge Roy Bean
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The Planting of Judge Roy Bean

How the “Law West of the Pecos” got his start.

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June 2017
Unlikely Saddle Pards
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Unlikely Saddle Pards

Frederic remington and Powhatan Clarke became eternal friends riding the trails of old arizona.

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February 2017
The Western Dreams of a Nobel Outlaw
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The Western Dreams of a Nobel Outlaw

Mama, take this badge off of me I can’t use it anymore It’s getting’ dark, too dark for me to see I feel like I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door.—Bob Dylan, “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”

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February 2017
A Collector Like No Other
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A Collector Like No Other

Historian Doug McChristian’s collection finds a home at Fort Concho.

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July 2019
The Most Dangerous Street In America
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The Most Dangerous Street In America

In the 1870s, Lincoln, New Mexico Territory, Was the Murder Capital of America.

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July 2019
C.M. Russell Rides Again
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C.M. Russell Rides Again

The namesake museum’s annual auction grossed $4.7 million for its educational programs.

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July 2019
Hartley Of The West
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Hartley Of The West

New England actress reflects on how she went to California and became a cowgirl.

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July 2019
Glasgow, Montana
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Glasgow, Montana

The Old West thrives in the wild river country of the Missouri Breaks.

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3 mins  |
July 2019
The Real Doc
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The Real Doc

Josiah Gordon Scurlock ain’t the guy made famous as Billy the Kid’s sidekick in Young Guns.

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July 2019
Lost And Found In American History
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Lost And Found In American History

Nebraska had long searched for this piece of its heritage.

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2 mins  |
January 2019
The Best Of The Texas Rangers
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The Best Of The Texas Rangers

IN FICTION

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January 2019
Reel Or Real Frontier Fare
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Reel Or Real Frontier Fare

Another helping for Hoss.

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January 2019
Cole Younger, American Outlaw - Shot All To Hell!
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Cole Younger, American Outlaw - Shot All To Hell!

Cole Younger has to be the toughest outlaw who ever lived. In addition to having 11 slugs in his body, Cole had to guide his horse with his knees after a Northfi eld Raid defender shot away the reins to his bridle with birdshot. Pursued by more than 1,000 farmers hungry for the reward ($10,000), Cole and his two brothers were captured at Hanska Slough and taken to nearby Madelia, Minnesota. After a two-week run in the constant rain, utilizing old newspapers as bandages on multiple wounds and wading through swollen rivers, the outlaw leader finally removed his boots.

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September 2018
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Pursuing Outlaw Sam Bass

The trail of the Union Pacific train robbers leads from South Dakota to Texas.

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4 mins  |
September 2018
Old Wrist-Breaker
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Old Wrist-Breaker

The heavy Model 1840 Cavalry Saber earned this dubious nickname, yet served for decades.

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June 2019
Did She or Didn't She?
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Did She or Didn't She?

Deadwood’s Dora DuFran is credited with coining the word “cathouse.”

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June 2019