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Scout and Hunter Buffalo Bill Cody
Buffalo Bill Cody rose from humble beginnings to become so famous that his name inspires images of the Wild West.
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William "Buffalo Bill" Cody
Buffalo Bill was a famous scout, hunter, rights advocate, and a colorful showman who chronicled "The America Wild West" in exhibition and pageant for the world to see.
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Annie Oakley, Little Sure Shot
Annie Oakley has long been known as a superior marksman. She outshot many men of her day and was able to make a living with her skills. She became internationally famous when she traveled with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show.
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Buffalo Bill: Old West Legend
Buffalo Bill is buried on Lookout Mountain, west of Denver, and the Buffalo Bill Grave and Museum attract fans of the Old West from all over the world
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James Butler (Wild Bill) Hickok
American Legend Wild Bill Hickok was an honorable man who was a war hero, scout, gambler, and lawman who spend most of his life protecting others from crime and injustice
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Martha "Calamity Jane" Cannary
Calamity Jane was a professional Indian Scout, marksman, showman, and personal friend of Wild Bill Hickok who broke through the gender barriers of her time.
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Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull was the last of the great War Chiefs to defy the U.S. Government and try to preserve his people's ancestral home and heritage.
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Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley lived and worked in a man's world as a sharpshooter and performer for circus acts and Wild West shows.
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National Cowboy Hall of Fame
To celebrate the iconic hero (and heroine) of the west, come to Oklahoma City and the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Museum.
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February Bookshelf
Well, February is here. The bills from Christmas are in the mail, and hopefully paid. The snow we all tell our kids ‘When we were young’ is nothing, is disappearing, at least where I am now. And Dorchester, and Kensington have done their bit to entertain us western readers!
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ANNIE OAKLEY - “LITTLE SURE SHOT”
A biographical account of the life of Annie Oakley, Markswoman of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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Haunted New Mexico St. James Hotel
Ghosts, smells of perfume and cigar smoke, locked haunted room, objects mysteriously disappearing, things electrical gone awry.... Welcome to the hotel St. James.
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High Quality Homeschool Resources
The US government has a number of free and high-quality educational resources that homeschooling parents need to know about.
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Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales & Legends Series
Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales & Legends series is an entertaining children's TV show that dramatizes folk stories and tales of true American heroes.
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Special Days in History - May 9th Anniversaries
Birthday, anniversary, special occasion? Discover what other noteworthy occasions also took place on this day in history, May 9th.
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Wild Bill Hickok
Wild Bill Hickok achieved fame during his own lifetime as the marshal of Abilene, Kansas.
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A Week of Critters
Summer is finally here but I didn't think so on our annual camping trip to the Shoshone National Forest.
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GOOD-BYE BILL
James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok was murdered by Jack McCall while playing cards in a saloon on August 2, 1876. His death was mourned by many including Martha “Calamity Jane” Canary.
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Shoshone National Forest
I recently returned from my annual camping trip enjoying the sights and sounds that the Shoshone National Forest holds.
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Still Kicking
Talk about a nice place to see history come alive. While once-boom towns of the West are ghost towns now, Deadwood, South Dakota is thriving.
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Tatonka--Spirit Animal
Bison and their impact on the Otoe nation
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The Wild Women of the West
Ever wonder what the real story of Calamity Jane was? What about Annie Oakley? Or Big Nose Kate? What exactly were the women of the west like? Were all women evil to the core in the early settlements, or were some 'legit'?
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Who is Who?
Is Peyton a boy or a girl? How about Jordan? As more and more names cross gender lines, parents have a wider range of choices for baby names.
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Encounters...Not This Time
Last summer we were greeted with several sightings which made this trips nighttime sleeping confusing. No noises that awaken a person in fright thinking a bear is sniffing at the door wanting the smores that were still stuck to our mouths.
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Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull was one of the most respected chiefs of the Sioux tribe. His band was the last to submit to life on a reservation. This article tells the story of how he got his name and his rise to leadership of his people.
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Texas Jack, Army Scout and Hunter
Texas Jack was truly a "jack" of all trades. He was a soldier, scout, Indian fighter, and guide. He knew many of the famous men of his time, such as Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickok. He enjoyed taking rich men out on hunting trips as much as he enjoyed performing on the stage with Buffalo Bill.
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The Pony Express
Much has been told of the Pony Express, yet it was only in existence for 18 months. It came into being as a way of delivering the mail from the settled east to the unsettled west without having to wait for a ship to sail around South America or a wagon train to come across the continent. Fast riders, working in relays, could bring the mail to Sacramento in as little as ten days.
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Close Encounters of the Wild
My encounters of nature last month will forever be engraved in my mind, especially a very close encounter - but that was day 3.
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Hail to the Chief
When did our Presidential Ancestors arrive on these shores? They might have been here longer than you think.
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