Whether they produced battlefield images of the dead or daguerreotype portraits of common soldiers, […]
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Jerrie Mock: Record-Breaking American Female Pilot
In 1964 an Ohio woman took up the challenge that had led to Amelia Earhart’s disappearance.
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Celebrating the Legacy of the Office of Strategic Services 82 Years On
From the OSS to the CIA, how Wild Bill Donovan shaped the American intelligence community.
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Seminoles Taught American Soldiers a Thing or Two About Guerrilla Warfare
During the 1835–42 Second Seminole War and as Army scouts out West, these warriors from the South proved formidable.
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This Patient Rider Spent Months Retracing the Pony Express on Horseback
In 2019 Will Grant embarked on a 142-day, 2,000-mile horseback journey from the Pony Express stables in St. Joseph, Mo., to trail’s end in Sacramento, Calif.
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10 Pivotal Events in the Life of Buffalo Bill
William Frederick Cody (1846-1917) led a signal life, from his youthful exploits with the Pony Express and in service as a U.S. Army scout to his globetrotting days as a showman and international icon Buffalo Bill.
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During the War Years, Posters From the American Homefront Told You What to Do — And What Not to Do
If you needed some motivation during the war years, there was probably a poster for that.
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The One and Only ‘Booger’ Was Among History’s Best Rodeo Performers
Texan Sam Privett, the colorfully nicknamed proprietor of Booger Red’s Wild West, backed up his boast he could ride anything on four legs.
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The Top Books and Films About Buffalo Bill Cody
Steve Friesen, the former director of the Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave in Colorado, assesses what has been written and filmed.
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An SAS Rescue Mission Mission Gone Wrong
When covert operatives went into Italy to retrieve prisoners of war, little went according to plan.
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This Victorian-Era Performer Learned that the Stage Life in the American West Wasn’t All Applause and Bouquets
Sue Robinson rose from an itinerant life as a touring child performer to become an acclaimed dramatic actress.
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As the Boxer Rebellion Stole Headlines from His Wild West, Buffalo Bill Put the Clash into His Show
In 1901, Cody had his Sioux performers don Chinese garb and portray the rebels.