Odds are there isn’t a Civil War buff living who hasn’t seen a copy of…
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The Rev. Dr. Taylor Filmore Ealy faced many struggles, most not of his own making,…
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The motor launch tied up at the small-boat pier in Seeadler Harbor in New Guinea…
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Buffalo Bill’s Tours of Italy and the ‘Spaghetti Western’ Inspired Replica Old West Firearms
Virtually every Old West aficionado is familiar with Buffalo Bill Cody’s popular Wild West shows,…
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Frenchman Henri Farman was already a celebrated cycling champion, race car driver and entrepreneur when…
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Oscar Wilde Bothered and Bewildered Westerners While Touring to Promote Gilbert and Sullivan
Of all the city slickers ever to venture into the 19th century American West, Oscar…
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O n the evening of June 5, 1944, Louis Leroux, his wife, and their six…
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As the Boxer Rebellion Stole Headlines from His Wild West, Buffalo Bill Put the Clash into His Show
Fresh from robbing the Deadwood Stagecoach, the Sioux performers of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West changed…
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This Victorian-Era Performer Learned that the Stage Life in the American West Wasn’t All Applause and Bouquets
The California Gold Rush. The very words evoked the strong reaction of an American populace…
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Norman Crockatt is not a well-known name, but the British intelligence officer was responsible for…