Articles related to "Old West"



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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Hi - Yo Silver! The Lone Ranger Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The making of a legend.
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Melodramas or How The Old West Can Be Fun
The very name conjures up images of overacting, booing and hissing, and corny jokes. Why not? It's great fun!
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Poetry and Western Films
In response to inaccurate and damaging portrayals of Native American culture and U.S. history in Western films, poets have created art that communicates the truth.
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Travel: Colorado & Montana 1800s
Modern tourists travel in comfort with a variety of restaurants and clean, well-advertised motels to choose from.. But what was travel like in the Old West?
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Historic Jackson Hole Wyoming Vacation
With close proximity to Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park, Jackson Hole offers exciting outdoor adventures and a look back to times of the Old West.
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Time Warp Trio
This series of books by author, Jon Scieszka is wild, wacky and hilarious. Go along with Joe, Fred and Sam on these zany adventures. Visit the Stone-Age, Camelot, the Old West and take a trip on the high seas with Blackbeard. Terrific series for kids 7 to 11.
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Best Fireworks in Montana, Wyoming
Visit Big Sky Country this Independence Day to celebrate freedom, or visit Wyoming's Old West, to discover rodeos, parades, costume contests and fireworks displays.
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Gun Battle in Iowa 3
After another gun battle, the two escaped outlaws surrender. A lawman from Sioux Rapids prevents the outlaws from being lynched.
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Murrietta The Outlaw
After Joaquin Murrietta’s wife is raped by miners he becomes a raging outlaw with many atrocities attributed to his doing.
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The Calgary Stampede & Exhibition
People come from far and wide to experience Calgary as it transforms into a modern Old West.
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Tom K. Ryan, Creator of Tumbleweeds
Tom K. Ryan loves drawing and loves the Old West. How better to join his two favourite things than by drawing a comic strip? His creation, Tumbleweeds, spoofs Cowboys and Indians, pioneer days and crooked politicians. Tumbleweeds' town of Grimy Gulch has everything. Even an Undertaker.
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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.
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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.
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Born to Buck?
How Ornery Livestock Find Their Way to the Rodeo.
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Copenhagen Cup Finale 2001
Hats off to the make-it-or-break-it ride to NFR via the Copenhagen Cup Finale, the 2001 Finale October 25-28!
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Death of Bill Longley
Gunslinger Bill Longley: Avoids Wild Bill Hickok, has gunfights in Mexico, is finally apprehended and hung.
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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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Hotels in Wickenburg, AZ
Travelers looking for a traditional Old West vacation will be delighted at the offerings of historic Wickenburg, Arizona.
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Joaquin Murrietta
Joaquin Murrietta, after miners rape his wife, seeks revenge and becomes a notorious outlaw of California’s gold rush era.
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Lucky Bill Longley 1
Bill Longley: Texas gun-fighter, killer, western outlaw, and murderer of numerous blacks in Texas.
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Movies' Best Opening Scenes
A good film will prepare you for what is to come in the first three to five minutes, if you know what to look for. Rio Bravo (1959) does so with body language and motion.
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Norton is Down in the Valley
Edward Norton shows up in a role reminiscent of his Primal Fear career-starter in David Jacobson's indie Cannes pick Down in the Valley.
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ProRodeo Hall of Fame and the Museum of the American Cowboy
Rodeo's history and legends can be found in one convenient location: Colorado Springs, Colorado's Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy.
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Rodeo Echoes the Spirit of the Olympics
The 2002 Olympic Command Performance Rodeo goes down in history.
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The Cowboys and Cowgirls Behind the Chutes: Cheyenne Frontier Days Volunteers
Rodeo cowboys offer life and limb for the excitement of the eight-second ride, but what about those behind the chutes sweating alongside the cowboys without the promise of a large purse?
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Ghost Town
Just at the stroke of midnight a ghostly Ghost Town appears on the plains. The town is populated with the ghosts of the Earps, Doc. Holiday, Jesse and Frank James, Wild Bill Hickok, Billy the Kid, and many other western notables.
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A New Wild West
In time, the west became dotted with cattle towns, homesteads, and ranches. A new kind of wild critter was inhabiting the west.
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Black American West Museum
The Black American West Museum in Denver is unique. It shows the many roles African-Americans played in the Old West. Their motto is: 'We tell it like it was'
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Lonesome Dove: The Series
"Lonesome Dove: The Series" and it's spin-off, "Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years", is a Canadian series that received little notice during it's original airings, but was later resurrected when aired on American television, and enjoys a healthy American fan following.
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Wickenburg, Arizona Western Town Has Charm
Wickenburg, Arizona western town has kept its charm. The historic mining area preserves the feeling of the old American west to perfection.
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Beautiful America: Turquoise Trail
Get off the highway and take the Turquoise Trail National Scenic Byway to see unspoilt New Mexico. It is one of southwest America's most scenic drives
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Historical Fantasy Travel Poll
From Beijing to bordellos, from Henry VIII to Robert E. Lee, we gave our readers a choice of historical locations to visit. Take a look at the choices.
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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.
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Lydia in a World Gone Crazy
Lydia Roosevelt survives the devastating destruction caused by the New Madrid Earthquake. The steamboat New Orleans reaches New Orleans.
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Maude Adams Experiences Tragedies
Maude Adams looses her mother and grandmother. Her manager dies during the sinking of the Lusitania , all in 1915.
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Midori Snyder
This week's article is about the books of Fantasy author Midori Snyder.

Online Kids Boutique Stores
As the celebrity baby boom continues, more parents are looking for designer and couture clothes and products for their children; shop one of these online boutiques today.
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Singing Wires Defeat Pony Express
With the coming of the American Civil War a telegraph line is strung across the nation, connecting the east to the west. On October 24, 1861, the Pony Express is through.
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So you want to be a rancher...
A look at the variety of ranching resources available online.
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A Further Explanation of Star Trek
The "canon," or accepted story arc of multiple films and television shows which compose the Star Trek franchise, is daunting to a casual viewer but can be explained.
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An Unladylike San Francisco Lady
Lillie Hitchcock Coit arranges for a boxing match to be held in her room at the Palace Hotel. On her death she leaves $100,000 to San Francisco.
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Bat Masterson in New York
Legendary western lawman Bat Masterson moved to Manhattan and became a newspaper sportswriter and Broadway character, immortalized as Sky Masterson in "Guys and Dolls."
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BLM Adoption Day in Ramona, California
Adopt-A-Horse or Burro from the BLM. Why? An observation.
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By the light of the August Moon...
Dorchester Books has some great summer reading on the shelves. Wayne D Overholser, David Thompson, Johnny D Boggs, and D B Newton have released their classic or soon to be classic paperbacks for western fans all over!
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Denver's Buckhorn Exchange
Buffalo Bill used to frequent the Buckhorn Exchange, and 114 years later it remains one of Denver's finest restaurants. Colorado carnivores love its meaty menu
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Did Las Vegas Flunk NBA Audition?
The NBA may be considering a move to Las Vegas, but brawls and shooting may have prevented any possibility.
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Feverfew May Be Worth a Try for Migraines
An alternative to anti-migraine drugs which, so far, looks quite promising is the herbal remedy feverfew. Read about results of early studies and who says you may want to try it.
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Haying in the '30s Family Festival
As the residents of Alberta's Lakeland area finish baling the last of the season's hay crop, they join in Mallaig for a cancer fundraiser honoring 1930s haying practices.
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Haying in the '30s Harvest Celebration
When Edgar Corbiere combined his vision for a history lesson with a local need, a great cancer fundraiser displaying hay farming practices of the 1930s was born.
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