True Stories of the Old West

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A School in Her Living Room: The Legacy of Elizabeth Thorn Scott Flood

In 1854, Elizabeth Thorn Scott Flood opened her Sacramento...

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Bullets and Bloodshed: The Lincoln County War

Billy the Kid Was Just a Footnote in the...

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From Needles to Notebooks: The Life of Mollie Dorsey Sanford

Mollie Dorsey Sanford began journaling as a teen and...

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A Broken Heart & a Brave Journey: The Life of Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph’s haunting words—“I will fight no more forever”—echo...

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Did They Really Drink Sarsaparilla?

Did they really drink this in the old west?...

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Pearl Hart: The Bandit Queen of the Old West

Pearl Hart, once a well-educated young woman from Ontario,...

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From Spanish Aristocrat to Californian Patriot: The Story of Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo

General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo was a towering figure in...

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Bill Pickett: The Legendary Cowboy Who Invented Bulldogging

Bill Pickett, the Black cowboy who invented “bulldogging” cattle,...

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The Woman Who Rode Alone: Anne Bailey’s Frontier Courage

Anne Bailey stepped into her husband’s militia role during...

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From Daguerreotypes to Tintypes: Capturing the American Frontier

In the 1800s, photographers traveled the American frontier in...

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