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The Battle of Wounded Knee

Portrait of Sitting Bull taken at the studio William Notman & Son, in Montreal, Canada, in 1885

by Tom Clavin

Tensions were high in 1890 between white people and the indigenous people in…
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Featured Excerpt: Four Against the West

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by Joe Pappalardo

Four Against the West  is a thrilling true saga of legendary Texas figure Judge…
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‘Gunplay’ in the Wild West

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by Tom Clavin

This week sees the publication of my new book, Bandit Heaven: The Hole-in-the-Wall Gangs and the…
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The Pinkertons in Myth and History

William A. Pinkerton with railroad special agents Pat Connell (left) and Sam Finley (right), full-length portrait]

by Tore C. Olsson

wcag headingwcag heading William A. Pinkerton with railroad special agents Pat Connell (left)…
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The Notorious Kid Curry

by Tom Clavin

Kid Curry, born as Harvey Logan.…
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Good With a Gun

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by Tom Clavin

WCAG Heading In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces…
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The Shootist

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by Tom Clavin

WCAG Heading Annie Oakley is one of those Wild West figures whose name…
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“The Only Stone You’ll Find”

by Tom Clavin

WCAG Heading Tom Clavin tells the story of the establishment of Tombstone, the…
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Friendship in the American Frontier: Wild Bill and Buffalo Bill

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by Tom Clavin

dd They were the two most famous plainsmen of the American West, and…
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The Softer Side of Wild Bill Hickok

by Tom Clavin

WCAG Heading It should surprise no one that Wild Bill Hickok was a…
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Wild West

The Battle of Wounded Knee

Portrait of Sitting Bull taken at the studio William Notman & Son, in Montreal, Canada, in 1885

by Tom Clavin

Tensions were high in 1890 between white people and the indigenous people in…
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Featured Excerpt: Emilio Pucci

Il Deputato Liberale Emilio Pucci, IV Legislatura Repubblica Italiana, 2016. Courtesy of Wikimedia. Public Domain.

by by Terence Ward and Idanna Pucci

Terence Ward and Idanna Pucci with a foreword by Suzy Menkes When people think of fashion…
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The Importance of Mud

by Jane Ziegelman

Once Upon a Town author Jane Ziegelman credits her studies in cultural anthropology…
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Featured Excerpt: The Escapes of David George

Map from The Escapes of David George. Credit: Credit: Springer Cartographics

by Gregory E. O'Malley

When most Americans think of slavery, they do not picture the colonial…
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Five New History Books to Read This February

From the dramatic story of a Black man’s relentless search for freedom in Revolutionary-era America to…
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Galileo’s Secret Sauce: People Skills

A portrait of Galileo by Flemish painter Justus Sustermans. Circa 1640. Public domain. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

by Matt Kaplan

In I Told You So!, author Matt Kaplan reveals how scientists from Darwin…
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Anne Sebba’s 7 Most Important Holocaust Books

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by Anne Sebba

On January 27, 1945, Auschwitz was finally liberated. In The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz, New York…
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The Landmarks of Mary Ann Patten’s Maine

by Tilar J. Mazzeo

New York Times bestselling author Tilar J. Mazzeo gives a behind-the-scenes look…
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