Wild West History

Join me on my travels through the small towns and ghost towns, museums and libraries of Texas, New Mexico and Colorado as I explore the history, legends, and tall tales of the American Southwest.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Ring-Tailed Cats, or Miner's Cats: Pest Control for Miners and Pioneers

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Ring-tailed Cat, or Bassariscus astutus. If you've ever wondered if pioneers, miners and settlers had pets the answer is yes...

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Quanah Parker: Son of Cynthia Ann Parker and the Last Comanche Chief to Surrender

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Cynthia Ann Parker . Photo taken after she was recaptured and returned to her white family in 1881, shortly before she starved herself t...

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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Olive Oatman: A Survivor's Story

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Olive Oatman , photographed in 1857 Olive Oatman is not the only well-known captive who was recovered and returned to her home...

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Nicodemus, Kansas: One of the First Black Western Communities

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Nicodemus National Historic Site Nicodemus, Kansas, one of the first black communities in the West. At the end of the American Civil...

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Sunday, April 21, 2013

Mountain Man Maxwell: One of the Largest Private Landowners in U.S. History

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Lucien Maxwell Mountain Man Maxwell owned more land than anyone else in the world! Maxwell was a well-known mountain man before ...

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Darla Sue Dollman: Darla Sue Dollman is the author of "Colorado's Deadliest Floods," now available through History Press Library Editions. She has a BA in English and MFA in Creative Writing from Colorado State University where she taught creative writing, literature, composition, and first-year introductory courses. She also taught Composition courses at the University of Northern Colorado and Technical Business Writing at Aims Community College. She has 42 years experience as a freelance investigative journalist, staff journalist, assistant editor and editor. Her articles can also be found in The Christian Science Monitor, History Magazine, Dezert Magazine and other publications.

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