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Wild West
The Shootist
by Tom Clavin
Annie Oakley is one of those Wild West figures whose name is familiar…
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“The Only Stone You’ll Find”
by Tom Clavin
Tom Clavin tells the story of the establishment of Tombstone, the mining town…
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Friendship in the American Frontier: Wild Bill and Buffalo Bill
by Tom Clavin
They were the two most famous plainsmen of the American West,…
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The Softer Side of Wild Bill Hickok
by Tom Clavin
It should surprise no one that Wild Bill Hickok was a ladies' man.…
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The Life and Death of Wild Bill Hickok
by Tom Clavin
Their names are legends on the American frontier: Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Kit…
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John Wesley Hardin and the Wild West of Dodge City
by Tom Clavin The word “gunfighter” in America can be traced back to 1874, but it wasn’t…
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Wild West
The Spirits of Iwo Jima
by P. T. Deutermann
Doing the research for my latest novel, Iwo, 26 Charlie, was a…
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But They Were Our Troops: Peace Comes to America
by Jack Kelly
In October 1781, after Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army to the American forces…
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Must Read History Books of 2023
From spies, assassins, and dirty tricks in WWII to a revealing new biography of Jacqueline Kennedy…
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The Last Outlaws
by Tom Clavin
This week sees the publication of The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days…
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Saving Ancestors’ Graves
by Tom Clavin
With the film Killers of the Flower Moon casting a spotlight not just on the…
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The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
Author Matthew J. Davenport’s new book The Longest Minute tells the riveting and tragic true story…
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The London Beer Flood
by Tom Clavin
Two hundred and nine years ago, an event took place that was both…
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High Noon in Coffeyville
by Tom Clavin
The following is an excerpt from The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days of…
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