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.

Sunday, November 15, 2015

"Gone to Texas" or "GTT"

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Deer in Kingsland, Texas. Photo by Darla Sue Dollman. I've lived in Colorado most of my life, but I did spend around eight b...
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Wounded Knee Massacre: Zintkala Nuni, Little Lost Bird

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The return of Casey's scouts. Soldiers plow through the ice and snow following the massacre at Wounded Knee, South Dakota in 1890. ...
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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Yellowstone National Park: Early Explorations of America's First National Park

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Mammoth Hot Springs: Yellowstone National Park/ Public Domain It is home to grizzly bears, wolves, huge herds of bison and elk and t...
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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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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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