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# American West
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40 Facts About the Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Over the course of a long and often turbulent life, Wyatt Earp became a living legend. He was, at one time or another, a saloon keeper, a brothel owner, a lawman in…
American History
10 Unknown Explorers Who Blew Open the Door to the American West for the Entire World
"Go West Young Man" is a phrase usually attributed to Horace Greeley, although some historians argue that Greeley was repeating…
American History
Remarkable Old Photographs from the Wild West Will Surprise You
What we know of as “westward expansion” has been occurring since the late eighteenth century. After the Revolutionary War, people…
American History
Nine “Soiled Doves” Who Changed the Face of the Old West
They have been called by various euphemisms in film, novels, television shows, and songs. Saloon girls, soiled doves, ladies of…
Civil War
Thousands of Southerners Fled the U.S. after the Civil War and Ended Up in this Country
The American Civil War left large regions of the United States utterly devastated. Most of that devastation was located in…