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Book Review: Dakota Dawn, by Gregory F. Michno

David Lauterborn — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:38:09 +0000

In his latest book, Dakota Dawn, Gregory Michno tracks the bloody first week of the 1862 Minnesota Sioux Uprising.

'The War of 1812' on PBS - A War to Remember

Gerald Swick — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:52:32 +0000

The new PBS documentary 'The War of 1812' goes beyond the myths and the few well-known events of 'the war we don't know much about' to present a balanced, informative and engrossing program.

Ely, Nevada - Art of the West

David Lauterborn — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:53:58 +0000

Ely, Nevada, honors the Old West with traditional sculptures and murals, including a standout Shoshone harvester.

Mississippi Flooding - Are Historic Sites Threatened?

Gerald Swick — Mon, 16 May 2011 22:50:22 +0000

Will the 2011 Mississippi River floods endanger historic sites?

Interview with Author John Koster

David Lauterborn — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:08:43 +0000

No survivors with George Armstrong Custer at the Little Bighorn in June 1876? John Koster, author of Custer Survivor, says otherwise.

Eiteljorg Museum - Art of the West

David Lauterborn — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:36:52 +0000

Since 1989 the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, Ind., has been introducing Western art to a worldwide audience.

George Rivera - Art of the West

David Lauterborn — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:41:12 +0000

George Rivera’s bronze sculpture Buffalo Dancer II pays tribute to Pueblo Indian culture.

Interview with Author/Historian Mark van de Logt

David Lauterborn — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:00:47 +0000

Pawnee Scouts in the U.S. Army get their due, thanks to Van de Logt, a Kansan researcher born in the Netherlands.

Wild West Discussion - December 2010

David Lauterborn — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:56:55 +0000

Historians have called the clash at Wounded Knee on December 29, 1890, the last major battle of the Indian wars and also a massacre. Who is most to blame for the disaster—Ghost-Dancing Indians, trigger-happy soldiers, unskilled and corrupt Indian agents, …

The Falsehoods of Fetterman's Fight

David Lauterborn — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:45:34 +0000

Captain William Fetterman has been portrayed as an arrogant fire-eater who disobeyed orders and met disaster at Fort Phil Kearny in December 1866. But that familiar picture is distorted.