David McCormick, Author at HistoryNet

Rescue at Pekin poster

As the Boxer Rebellion Stole Headlines from His Wild West, Buffalo Bill Put the Clash into His Show

by David McCormick3/27/20242/8/2024

In 1901, Cody had his Sioux performers don Chinese garb and portray the rebels.

Five Crow men at Fort Parker

Contractors in Bozeman Montana Robbed Both the Government and Its Indian Wards

by David McCormick10/20/20238/30/2023

Cheyenne riders participate in relay race

When the Cheyenne Acquired Horses in the 18th Century, the Connection Transformed the Tribe

by David McCormick6/5/20235/12/2023

Harry Buckwalter in balloon

One of This Western Director’s Scenes Looked So Real That It Provoked Actual Gunfire

by David McCormick5/5/20235/5/2023

Knights in Binding Armor

by David McCormick2/19/2018

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Once a Child Captive, Dr. Carlos Montezuma Became a Voice for American Indians

by David McCormick2/19/20184/2/2024

Four Brave Black Seminole Indian Scouts Earned the Medal of Honor in the 1870s

by David McCormick1/16/20185/4/2024

Inventing Military Dog Tags

by David McCormick9/1/2017

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Medicine Men Accused of ‘Malpractice’ Sometimes Faced the Ultimate Penalty

by David McCormick3/3/20175/17/2017