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, June 10, 2014

Peace--Black Elk

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Dove, a symbol of peace, photographed in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Photo by Darla Sue Dollman. "The first peace, which is the ...

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Sunday, June 8, 2014

Colorado, Here I Come!

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Horsetooth Mountain, one of the most famous landmarks in Northern Colorado. Photo by Darla Sue Dollman. Just a short note to let you...

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

XIT Ranch: The Largest Fenced Ranch in the 1880s

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Cowboys at Escarbada Bunkhouse at the XIT Ranch, 1891. Image from the Portal to Texas History. Moving closer to the end of the alp...

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Sunday, April 6, 2014

William N. Byers and the Rocky Mountain News

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William N. Byers circa 1903. Photographer unknown, public domain. I still remember reading the Rocky Mountain News as a child. ...

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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Christmas in the Old West

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Christmas dinner for a family, from a series of photos documenting Gen. John J. Pershing's 1916 Punitive Expedition into Mexico. ...

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Friday, November 22, 2013

Massacre at Wounded Knee

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US Attorney General Eric Holder laying a wreath at the site of the Wounded Knee Memorial. Photo taken September 26, 2009. November ...

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Wounded Knee Massacre: More on The Ghost Dance (Natdia)

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Ghost Dance Painting. Image courtesy of Legends of America. The importance of The Ghost Dance in the history of the Native American ...

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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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