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Dodge City, Kansas
The evolution of Dodge City, Kansas from a few sod houses to a railroad depot and booming cow town was a natural one considering its prime location on the Santa Fe Trail.
dodge city kansas • texas longhorn • wyatt earp • bat masterson • doc holliday
The evolution of Dodge City, Kansas from a few sod houses to a railroad depot and booming cow town was a natural one considering its prime location on the Santa Fe Trail.
dodge city kansas • texas longhorn • wyatt earp • bat masterson • doc holliday
Bartholomew "Bat" Masterson
Bat Masterson was one of the most renowned "Lawmen of the Old West" but was not the cold-blooded killer that so many false legends and counterfeit reports claimed.
bat masterson • lawmen of the old west • the battle of adobe walls • wyatt earp • wild bill hickok
Bat Masterson was one of the most renowned "Lawmen of the Old West" but was not the cold-blooded killer that so many false legends and counterfeit reports claimed.
bat masterson • lawmen of the old west • the battle of adobe walls • wyatt earp • wild bill hickok
Big Nose Kate
Big Nose Kate's life evolved from priviledged aristocrat to runaway to dance hall girl and prostitute to the mistress of the famous Doc Holliday.
big nose kate • doc holliday • wyatt earp • tombstone arizona • dodge city kansas
Big Nose Kate's life evolved from priviledged aristocrat to runaway to dance hall girl and prostitute to the mistress of the famous Doc Holliday.
big nose kate • doc holliday • wyatt earp • tombstone arizona • dodge city kansas
John "Doc" Holliday
Doc Holliday was diagnosed with tuberculosis early in life and was a fatalist whose intentions were to go out in a blaze of glory.
doc holliday • wyatt earp • tombstone arizona • gunfight at the o.k. corral • dodge city kansas
Doc Holliday was diagnosed with tuberculosis early in life and was a fatalist whose intentions were to go out in a blaze of glory.
doc holliday • wyatt earp • tombstone arizona • gunfight at the o.k. corral • dodge city kansas
John Ringo 1
John Ringo thought he'd go into the cattle business--using other peoples' cattle.
outlaw and gunman john ringo • dodge city • kansas • tombstone • arizona
John Ringo thought he'd go into the cattle business--using other peoples' cattle.
outlaw and gunman john ringo • dodge city • kansas • tombstone • arizona
Wyatt Earp:Frontier Justice
Wyatt Earp was a man of contradictions, hell-raiser, brawler, gambler, miner, saloon owner and most famously known as a lawman with a vendetta!
wyatt earp • gunfight at the o.k. corral • dodge city kansas • tombstone arizona • doc holliday
Wyatt Earp was a man of contradictions, hell-raiser, brawler, gambler, miner, saloon owner and most famously known as a lawman with a vendetta!
wyatt earp • gunfight at the o.k. corral • dodge city kansas • tombstone arizona • doc holliday
Americas Black West, part 2
In 1866 Congress organizes four regiments of African-American soldiers to help fight the Native Americans. These soldiers participate in a bicycle experiment across the Plains. Black Cowboys are explored such as Bose Ikard, Bill Pickett and Nat Love.
buffalo soldiers • cowboys • pickett • love • native-american black jack pershing
In 1866 Congress organizes four regiments of African-American soldiers to help fight the Native Americans. These soldiers participate in a bicycle experiment across the Plains. Black Cowboys are explored such as Bose Ikard, Bill Pickett and Nat Love.
buffalo soldiers • cowboys • pickett • love • native-american black jack pershing
Dennis Hopper, Director of Easy Rider
Dennis Hopper, Academy Award nominated actor, has been making movies since 1955. He worked with James Dean, Peter Fonda, Francis Ford Coppola and Jack Nicholson.
dennis hopper filmography • easy rider • hoosiers • apocalypse now • blue velvet
Dennis Hopper, Academy Award nominated actor, has been making movies since 1955. He worked with James Dean, Peter Fonda, Francis Ford Coppola and Jack Nicholson.
dennis hopper filmography • easy rider • hoosiers • apocalypse now • blue velvet
Historic Advances in Technology
Wyatt Earp and his generation witnessed great advances in technology in late 1800 and early 1900 America corresponding with U.S. World Fairs between 1848 and 1929
earp • wyatt earp • historic • advances in technology • late 1800
Wyatt Earp and his generation witnessed great advances in technology in late 1800 and early 1900 America corresponding with U.S. World Fairs between 1848 and 1929
earp • wyatt earp • historic • advances in technology • late 1800
John Henry Holliday
John Henry "Doc" Holliday, a dentist by trade, became associated with Wyatt Earp and was best known for his involvement in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
john henry holliday • doc holliday • gambler and gunman • dentist • tuberculosis
John Henry "Doc" Holliday, a dentist by trade, became associated with Wyatt Earp and was best known for his involvement in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
john henry holliday • doc holliday • gambler and gunman • dentist • tuberculosis
Nat Love –The Life of a Black American Cowboy
Dominant narratives about the American west often ignore the life of Nat Love, or "Deadwood Dick", one of the greatest African-American cowboys in the nation's history.
deadwood dick • nat love • billy the kid • american west • american frontier
Dominant narratives about the American west often ignore the life of Nat Love, or "Deadwood Dick", one of the greatest African-American cowboys in the nation's history.
deadwood dick • nat love • billy the kid • american west • american frontier
The Cow or the Buffalo
Traffic along the westward trails increase. Buffalo killed to subdue the Indians. Towns established in the west.
the cow or the buffalo • west not big enough for both • traffic on the western trails • fort laramie wyoming • oregon trail
Traffic along the westward trails increase. Buffalo killed to subdue the Indians. Towns established in the west.
the cow or the buffalo • west not big enough for both • traffic on the western trails • fort laramie wyoming • oregon trail
Robert "Clay" Allison
Clay Allison was one of the most ill tempered, violent, and psychotic killers of his era and coined the phrase "Shootist"
clay allison • the shootist • american civil war • the ku klux klan • american gunfighters
Clay Allison was one of the most ill tempered, violent, and psychotic killers of his era and coined the phrase "Shootist"
clay allison • the shootist • american civil war • the ku klux klan • american gunfighters
Sam Bass: American Outlaw
Sam Bass tried his hand at honest labor but soon discovered horse racing and crime.
sam bass • the denton mare • union pacific train robbery of 1877 • the pinkerton detective agency • the shootout at roundrock
Sam Bass tried his hand at honest labor but soon discovered horse racing and crime.
sam bass • the denton mare • union pacific train robbery of 1877 • the pinkerton detective agency • the shootout at roundrock
Texas Billy Thompson
William “Texas Billy” Thompson came to Texas with his family at an early age from Knottingley, England. During his violent and unlucky life he managed to kill two good friends, in separate incidents. He was shot in a gun battle in Kansas and nursed back to health by Bat Masterson only to be killed eight years later in another gunfight in Laredo, Texas.
texas billy • william thompson • bat masterson • england • texas
William “Texas Billy” Thompson came to Texas with his family at an early age from Knottingley, England. During his violent and unlucky life he managed to kill two good friends, in separate incidents. He was shot in a gun battle in Kansas and nursed back to health by Bat Masterson only to be killed eight years later in another gunfight in Laredo, Texas.
texas billy • william thompson • bat masterson • england • texas
The Dust Bowl
The decade of the 1930s saw not only economic depression, but also a an ecological disaster known as the Dust Bowl.
dust bowl • soil • wind • rain • drought
The decade of the 1930s saw not only economic depression, but also a an ecological disaster known as the Dust Bowl.
dust bowl • soil • wind • rain • drought
Doc Holliday (Part 1)
Most people have heard of Doc Holliday because of his association with Wyatt Earp and the shoot-out at the O.K. Corral. However, that was only a small portion of Doc's life. He led a violent, but brief life at the boom-towns of the West. This account is somewhat different than you saw in the movie "Tombstone," but the main facts are the same.
doc holliday • katherine elder • big nose kate • tombstone • bat masterson
Most people have heard of Doc Holliday because of his association with Wyatt Earp and the shoot-out at the O.K. Corral. However, that was only a small portion of Doc's life. He led a violent, but brief life at the boom-towns of the West. This account is somewhat different than you saw in the movie "Tombstone," but the main facts are the same.
doc holliday • katherine elder • big nose kate • tombstone • bat masterson
Songs of the Plains
Many song, as well as musical plays such as <i>Oklahoma</i> have been written about the west and the Great Plains. This article takes you on a musical journey from Oklahoma, across the Plains, into Oregon, then down to the California gold fields, south to Texas, then back to Oklahoma.
western • music • country • oklahoma • kansas
Many song, as well as musical plays such as <i>Oklahoma</i> have been written about the west and the Great Plains. This article takes you on a musical journey from Oklahoma, across the Plains, into Oregon, then down to the California gold fields, south to Texas, then back to Oklahoma.
western • music • country • oklahoma • kansas
The Santa Fe Trail (Part 1)
The Santa Fe Trail was a major road of commerce between Santa Fe, New Mexico, and "the rest of the world," which ended in Missouri. William Becknell is usually credited with giving birth to the Santa Fe Trail.
santa fe trail • santa fe • new mexico • cimarron • mary dodson donoho
The Santa Fe Trail was a major road of commerce between Santa Fe, New Mexico, and "the rest of the world," which ended in Missouri. William Becknell is usually credited with giving birth to the Santa Fe Trail.
santa fe trail • santa fe • new mexico • cimarron • mary dodson donoho
Towns on the Plains: An Introduction, part 3
Not everyone who moved onto the Plains became a homesteader. Some folks saw the wide-open Plains as a place to start towns. So the first big question might be, why start a town? It might be because the railroad was coming through, or gold had been discovered nearby, or any of a dozen different reasons. But once that was known the next question was, how do you start a town?
towns on the great plains • railroad • gold rush • townsite act • congress
Not everyone who moved onto the Plains became a homesteader. Some folks saw the wide-open Plains as a place to start towns. So the first big question might be, why start a town? It might be because the railroad was coming through, or gold had been discovered nearby, or any of a dozen different reasons. But once that was known the next question was, how do you start a town?
towns on the great plains • railroad • gold rush • townsite act • congress
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp is probably the best known of the old west lawmen. Maybe it's because of his funny name or his famous encounter with the Clanton brothers at the O.K. Corral. But Wyatt Earp still lives on in legend as one of the toughest old-time sheriffs of the West.
wyatt earp • virgil earp • morgan earp • warren earp • doc holliday
Wyatt Earp is probably the best known of the old west lawmen. Maybe it's because of his funny name or his famous encounter with the Clanton brothers at the O.K. Corral. But Wyatt Earp still lives on in legend as one of the toughest old-time sheriffs of the West.
wyatt earp • virgil earp • morgan earp • warren earp • doc holliday
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