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Frontier Capitalists
. . . and Tough Hombres Europeans have competed against one another since the end of the Roman Empire, first as tribal entities, and later as nation-states. It is, perhaps, an element of human nature. Christopher Columbus’ exploration of 1492 … Continue reading
Posted in American Frontier, American Indians, History, Mountain Men, New France, Pioneers
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Black Mountaineers
Occasionally, one learns something by stumbling across information previously unknown. At other times, one learns by asking questions and then begins a process to find the answers. That’s the way it was with me in these stories of black mountain … Continue reading
America’s Bloodiest Range War, 1890 – 1916
Following the establishment of Mission San Fernando Rey de España in 1797, Spanish officials realized that they would require more land for agriculture and livestock. They looked to the Santa Clarita Valley to establish their estancia. Using this land necessitated … Continue reading
Posted in California, Gunfights and such, History, Pioneers, Range War
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The Indian Killer
The story of Lewis Wetzel, Frontiersman Long before the arrival of Europeans to America’s shores, native cultures moved freely through the Appalachian Mountain chain. All we know about this region is what the historic record tells us. William Penn, for … Continue reading
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Dog Soldiers
Violent conflict didn’t suddenly manifest itself upon native people at the moment Europeans arrived in the Americas. Native Americans (Indians) have been at war with one another for thousands of years before the white man appeared, and if you happened … Continue reading
Posted in American Indians, Cheyenne, Civil War, History, Indian Territory, Indian War, Kansas, Minnesota, Pioneers
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Miss Catherine’s Boys
Some Background Between 1620 and 1775, nearly two-thirds of all European immigrants to the American colonies arrived under indentures. An indenture is a legal contract between two parties for either labor or an apprenticeship. An individual interested in indenturing themselves … Continue reading
Lincoln County War
A story about America’s most corrupt state. Between 1845 and 1850, a devastating fungus destroyed Ireland’s potato crop. During these years, over a million Irishmen died from starvation and related diseases; twice that number immigrated to other lands, around 500,000 … Continue reading
Uncle Jim
An account of lawman James Franklin Roberts One may recall from The Pleasant Valley War that the long-running feud (lasting nearly fifteen years) was anything but pleasant for the folks in Gila County, Arizona. Right in the middle of this … Continue reading
Posted in American Frontier, Arizona Territory, Gunfights and such, History, Justice, Oklahoma
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Move, Shoot, Communicate
US Mail and the Pony Express All civilizations share certain characteristics, which include large population centers where economic transactions take place, architecture that house social institutions (government offices, court rooms, religious centers), where craftsman and artisans produce their masterpieces. Civilizations … Continue reading
Flying Hay
On 10 November 1827, one-hundred-fifty Indians confronted eighteen Texians in what is presently Wise County, Texas. Despite being significantly outnumbered, Lieutenant A. B. Benthuysen and his men defeated the Indians, inflicting fifty casualties upon them while suffering ten casualties among … Continue reading
