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Desperate Seed: Ellsworth, Kansas on the Violent Frontier
Amazon.com — A true Wild West adventure! I discovered a new book entitled "Desperate Seed, Ellsworth, Kansas on the Violent Frontier" by Jim Gray. Mr. Gray tells the story of determined people who overcame great adversities to establish a town in the wilds ...More…
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Black Pioneers: Images of the Black Experience on the ...
Amazon.com — The face that was always there Today, most people (even most African-Americans) are totally unaware of the long and rich heritage of blacks in the West in the nineteenth century. For the most part, the way we perceive them is still influenced by the time ...More…
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The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New ...
Amazon.com — Author H.W. Brands Dewey Decimal Number 973 Format Kindle Book Number Of Pages 592 Publication Date 2008-12-10 Release Date 2008-12-10More…
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Voices of the Buffalo Soldier: Records, Reports, and ...
Amazon.com — Well written I wish to thank Frank for his hard work. Knowing first hand how much time and effort it takes to compile such interesting episodes makes one hope he is rewarded. LOL Author, Charles D Ezell Sr./ Charles Dale An excellent survey of the black ...More…
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Frontier Blood: The Saga of the Parker Family ...
Amazon.com — Author Jo Ella Powell Exley Dewey Decimal Number 979 EAN 9781603441094 ISBN 1603441093 Number Of Pages 331 Publication Date 2009-02-28More…
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Rescue at Pine Ridge: Based on a True American Story
Amazon.com — Thrilled that the truth in American History has found a voice! Rescue at Pine Ridge, is a thrilling novel with non-stop action and adventure. I was pleased to learn this story of the Buffalo Soldiers, rescuing the famous 7th Cavalry! Along with all of the ...More…
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A Decent, Orderly Lynching: The Montana Vigilantes
Amazon.com — A fair and balanced - and thorough - look at the Montana vigilantes One tends to associate the dark legacy of lynching almost exclusively with the South of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but in point of fact the most extensive episode of ...More…
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The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate ...
Amazon.com — Respectful and tender I loved this book! While I understand that there was a bias coming from Eliza Donner in her effort to clear her family name - the book still is a reflection of the time in it's prose and in it's descriptions of life. ...More…
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The Wagon Box Fight: An Episode Of Red Cloud's War
Amazon.com — The Waggon Box Fight: An Episode in Red Cloud's War Keenan does an outstanding job of defining this epic fight during the Indian Wars. His ability to blend the story factually with accounts from participants and archology makes for fascinating reading ...More…
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The Cowboy: His Characteristics, His Equipment, and His ...
Amazon.com — The Cowboy Always a staple of pop-culture, the Cowboy is an icon. This book details the real-life cowboys and how they lived and worked. It is a illuminating historical view into one of the oldest icons in history. Author Philip Ashton Rollins Dewey ...More…
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Scalp Dance: Indian Warfare on the Highland Plains, ...
Amazon.com — America's First War on Terror If you want to understand the dynamics of the plains indian wars, you MUST read this book. Scalp Dance gives you an up close and personal look at the atrocities and danger that frontier people lived with daily. One of my ...More…
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Fearless Dave Allison: Border Lawman
Amazon.com — fearless dave allison review I really love this book. My sister can't put the book down. Author Bob Alexander Dewey Decimal Number 920 Format Kindle Book Number Of Pages 285 Publication Date 2003-02-20More…