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Articles related to "Laramie"
Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 Due to the 1848 discovery of gold in California traffic along the Oregon and California Trails experienced a tremendous increase. The United States government now saw fit to attempt to move the Native Americans out of the way of white progress by means of a treaty. fort laramie treaty of 1851 • native americans • indians • sioux • california
The Man From Laramie A review of the Stewart/Mann tale of revenge. jimmy stewart • anthony mann • revenge • winchester '73.
Calamity Jane Calamity Jane was born Martha Jane Calamity. She was a tough-talking woman who drank, swore, and spit tobacco. Probably her greatest claim to fame was that she was once married to Wild Bill Hickok and mourned him when he was shot down in Deadwood, South Dakota. martha jane cannary • calamity jane • deadwood • buffalo bill • wild west show
The Way West: Landmarks Here are some of the things our granddaddies and grandmothers saw as they made the arduous journey west. oregon trail • scott's bluff • chimney rock • covered wagon • westward migration
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, part 8 The Whitmans and the Spaldings, along with the fur company, reach Fort Laramie. Here the women are able to wash clothing for the first time since leaving Missouri and all are delighted to enjoy a brief respite from travel and a semblance of civilization. whitman • narcissa • marcus • spalding • henry
Poverty Rates in Wyoming Many urban residents in Wyoming cities such as Laramie hold down two or more jobs and still can't pay for the ever-increasing cost of living. poverty in wyoming • wyoming poverty • poverty • wyoming • poverty in america
Jim Bridger and the Fur Trade (Part 2) After 1840, the demand for beaver pelts was drastically reduced. That was because the silly fashion that had demanded it (top hats), had changed to silk. Now what was Jim Bridger to do with his time? fort laramie • fort bridger • sioux • snake river • marcus whitman
Jim Bridger and the Fur Trade (Part 3) Most of the rest of Jim Bridger's life was spent guiding ungrateful army troops. However, he always respected Colonel Carrington, who relied heavily on him. He also had an unfortunate scrape with Brigham Young and the Mormons. He guided and advised emigrants on the Oregon Trail. mormons • brigham young • sir george gore • colonel carrington • bighorn mountains
Kansas Charley Turns Seventeen While in jail, Kansas Charley turns seventeen. By law he is now considered a man. For the second time, Charley escapes from jail. kansas charley • laramie • cheyenne • wyoming • cattle barons
Prairie Dog Tails: Part 1 Prairie dogs are a key species on shortgrass prairies in Colorado. What kind of dogs are they, anyway? And what is the disadvantage of being a "key species?" All this and more in Part 1 of a two-part article on prairie dogs. prairie dog • cynomys • dog mouse • rodent • shortgrass
The Sagers Go West, part 3 Brother Frank Sager invents a dangerous game for himself and his two oldest sisters to play. The wagon train crosses the South Fork of the Platte River and disaster strikes again. They reach Fort Laramie and rest for a few hours before continuing on but a deeper tragedy befalls the Sager family. sager • henry • naomi • catherine • frank
The Sagers Go West, part 4 Just a few hours from Fort Laramie Catherine Sager jumps from the moving covered wagon and breaks her leg. Henry Sager and his two sons fall sick with camp fever. The two boys recover but Mr. Sager, after asking Captain Shaw to take his family one to the Whitman Mission in Oregon, dies and is buried beside Green River, leaving his family alone to find a way to make it to Oregon Country. sager • henry • naomi • catherine • shaw
Wild West Ghosts Western ghosts who don't know when to hang up their spurs and call it quits. george armstrong custer • fort laramie • miners • ghosts • haunts
Confederate Blue in the American West: The Galvanized Yankees, Part III Simmering tension on the western frontier would quickly boil over as a result of the infamous Sand Creek Massacre in November of 1864. Among those caught up in the resulting violence were the Galvanized Yankees, fresh from Union prison camps back east. The question was, how would these former Confederate soldiers respond? galvanized yankees • confederate prisoners • civil war • american civil war
Forts of the West, An Introduction In time, numerous forts stretched across the west. Many of them are noted in the history of the American west because of battles involving them or that they were the location important treaties being signed. The names of some of these forts have become well known through out annuls of American Western history while today the names of so many of them are not now familiar to other than the most devoted historian. This series will attempts to bring to life many of these locations, both noted and obscure. laramie • wyoming • leavenworth • kansas • fort kearny
Battle of Blue Water Creek, 9/2-3/1885 Lt. Harney sought to punish the responsible Brule Sioux for the massacre of Lt. John Grattan's command. With 600 men he surrounded and ambushed the Sioux camp of 250. battle of blue water creek 1855 • harney massacre • lt. william s. harney and brule sioux • chief little thunder brule sioux • grattan massacre
Horizons West: Book Review Originally written in 1969, this new and expanded edition of the now classic Horizons West is essential reading for any serious film scholar or movie buff. jim kitses • john ford • clint eastwood • bud boetticher • sergio leone
John Coble When John Coble left Pennsylvania for the cattle business in the west he had no idea his life would take the path of murder and suicide. wyoming • nebraska • pennsylvania • tom horn • john coble
Kansas Charley Hanged Kansas Charley is apprehended after his jailbreak. The Johnson County cattle war breaks out. johnson county war makes headlines • kansas charley hanged while texas gunfighters go f • kansas charley gets new execution date • laramie county jail • jailbreaks
Massacre of Lt. Grattan's Command 1854 The killing of a Mormon's escaped cow led to two massacres. First, there occurred the Grattan Massacre then the related Battle of Blue Water Creek or Harney Massacre. massacre lt. grattan's command 1854 • battle at blue water creek • harney massacre • warfare brule sioux and fort laramie • death of conquering bear
RV in Scotts Bluff, SW Nebraska Covered wagons rolled across the Nebraska prairie, their eyes seeking Scotts Bluff, a prominent landmark on the Oregon Trail that is now a national monument. scott's bluff national monument • oregon trail emigrants • ft. laramie • nebraska landmark • rving oregon trail landmarks
Steel Kiss at Green Thumb Theatre Steel Kiss is about trying to find light in what seems to be eternal darkness. In the same way The Actor's Fund finds hope for artists who struggle in hard times. robin fulford • green thumb theatre • kenneth zeller • aaron webster • matthew shepard
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
Buffalo Bill (Part 1) William F. Cody, otherwise known as Buffalo Bill, led a long and colorful life. He was just eleven years old when he left home on his first adventure with a wagon train. He learned horsemanship and tracking and some became an expert hunter and scout. buffalo bill • william f. cody • pony express • george chrisman • north platte
Gas Food Lodging
Allison Anders' 1992 directorial debut, Gas Food Lodging, offers an honest, unflinching and heartwarming glimpse of the pain, struggles and joys shared by mothers and daughters. Yet it remains a film that all audiences - both men and women - will undoubtedly identify with. gas food lodging • allison anders • love • james brolin • brooke adams
Skin Deep: An Inspirational Ode Sung In The Vast Grandeur On The Western American Plains The Beat Generation sprang from the deserts and oceans encompassing a sprawling American Western Plain. Americans have always shared and drawn from a commonly held vision of the West, but how much of this vision is reality and how much legend ? Karol Griffen seeks to answer this question through her description of the art of producing tatoos in Nevada. Take a drive into the Western ethos in "Skin Deep". skin deep • american west • plains mythos • reality • karol griffen
Chief Crazy Horse An informative look at the life, times and death of this brave Native-American chieftain whose name is forever linked with that of General George Armstrong Custer chief crazy horse • oglala sioux • grattan massacre • conquering bear • fetterman's massacre
Diary Of Anne Frank In Kelowna The story of Anne Frank is not new to anyone. Hiding in an attic from the Nazis with her family, her diary has been the voice of a generation. diary of anne frank • wendy kesselman • randy leslie • ron green • kim fournier
Kansas Charley Escapes Kansas Charlie gets a reprieve, and takes part in a jail break. kansas charley • charley miller • cheyenne • wyoming • cattle barons
Kansas Charley Goes on Trial Kansas Charley goes on trial with a defense attorney with no prior murder case experience. The prosecution attorney is a slick character backed by the cattle barons. kansas charley • charley miller • cheyenne • wyoming • cattle barons
Kansas Charlie’s Day of Execution Kansas Charley is executed. He is given a new suit of clothes to wear. Now he can die in style. kansas charley • charley miller • cheyenne • wyoming • cattle barons
Crazy Horse-Sioux Hero The horrific spectacle young Crazy Horse witnessed at the Battle of Blue Water Creek branded into his heart the need to protect his people from the white enemy. crazy horse sioux hero • strange man of the oglalas • crazy horse biography mari sandoz • massacre at blue water creek september 1855 • battle of ash hollow 1855
Triple Crown Spotlight, Snapshots Spotlight articles and Snapshot blogs bring America's eleven thoroughbred Triple Crown champions into larger focus. Learn more about the champs' historic lives. affirmed • assault • seattle slew • secretariat • street sense
William L. Sublette William Sublette, in 1822, makes his first fur-trading trip up the Missouri with William Ashley. With him are future mountain men Jedediah S. Smith and David E. Jackson. william sublette • jedediah smith • fur-trade • st charles • missouri
Emmy Nominations Contain Some Surprises The Emmy nominations have been announced. See some of the highlights and a link to the complete listing. This week in television history remembers a sitcom with co-starring Gary Busey and Mark Hamill. See our web site of the week and find out how you can attend one of the largest comic book and television related conventions in the country. speed racer • mach go go go • mark hamill • the wheelers • alias
March Book Round Up Spring is coming, and so is a new batch of westerns and magazines. Check these out! leisure books • s b lyon • fred grove • max brand • omar sharif
Death Sentence for Kansas Charley Kansas Charlie: sentenced to hang for murder, breaks out of jail twice. death sentence for kansas charley • appeal • suspension of sentence • jail breaks • kansas charley
Kansas Charley Makes Headlines Newspaperman labels Kansas Charley as dangerous character. Charley goes on trial for murder. kansas charley makes headlines • cattle barons condemn kansas charley • newspaper gives opinion instead of fact • kansas charley • manhattan in kansas
Black Harris and the Oregon Trail The Oregon Trail which is justifiably famous as the route that thousands of pioneers travelled from Missouri to the Oregon Territory in search of a new life. In the years from 1830 to about 1850, Moses "Black" Harris became one of the most renowed of the trail guides for the wagon trains. caring for the soul • caring • soul • black • black history
Calamity Jane: Heroine of the Plains "Calamity Jane" played many roles in life, from nurse to soldier, and mother to marksman. She accomplished many things in her life and has many claims to fame. In this short biography of her life, you read about this outstanding woman of the West. calamity jane • west • guns • marksman • horses
Crazy Quilts The development of crazy quilts and photos of a crazy quilt I was fortunate to be allowed to complete from blocks dating back to 1920-30. crazy quilts • wool • velvet • foundation fabric • embroidery
FORT RILEY: Cavalry Outpost to Infantry Powerhouse Fort Riley was one of the earliest frontier forts in Kansas, evolving from an important outpost built to protect emigrants and settlers, to becoming an integral military homebase for today's U.S. Army. fortriley • fortleavenworth • cavalry • emigrants • oregontrail
JAMES MAITLAND STEWART James Maitland Stewart was born on May 20, 1908, the only son of Alex and Elizabeth Stewart. Jimmy attended Princeton University where he joined the University Players, a group of fledgling actors. The rest is history. james maitland stewart • mary alward • jimmy steward • a wonderful life • princton university
Jim Bridger, part 2 Fort Bridger becomes an important stopping place on the Oregon Trail until the Mormons run him out. The Mormons destroy the fort but the Army takes it over and rebuilds it. It is finally abanded by the Army in 1890. Bridger retires from the fur trade and settles on a farm in Missouri until his death in 1881. bridger • oregon • green river • uintah mountains • mormons
Jimmy Stewart, the Bounty Hunter....????? Anthony Mann's Westerns gave James Stewart some of his most challenging roles. western • anthony mann • james stewart • movie • film
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, part 7 The missionaries, on the edge of Pawnee country, split up. One half of the group hurries on to catch up with Fitzpatrick’s fur caravan and encounters considerable trouble. After reaching the fur company Narcissa has her first taste of buffalo and writes home, describing their dining arrangements. whitman • spalding • fitzpatrick • nez perce • pawnee
Native American Perspective It's very difficult to say with any accuracy just what the Otoe perspective of their changing world was in the early days. Perhaps by reading the quotes of other tribes, we can understand. quotes • native american • otoe
Painting Moderates as Extremists Essay on media complicity in painting Conservatives as extremists clinton • mcveigh • shepard
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. deadwood • south dakota • black hills • hbo • old west |
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