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One-armed Deputy U.S. Marshal Ed Johnson Once Chased After the Marlow Brothers
His right arm lost in a gunfight, he became a deadly left-handed shot. Lawman […]
The Bergdoll Flyer: 1911 Wright Model B
Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute has displayed a rare 1911 Wright Model B for almost 80 […]
The Mesker Brothers Found Good Business In Putting up False Fronts on the Frontier
Restored Mesker facades still grace buildings in Western towns. “I just did not want […]
Brothers of All Sorts Made Frontier Marks
Such famous (and infamous) brothers as the Earps, Mastersons, Chisums, Daltons, Youngers and Jameses made their mark on the Western frontier.
With Brothers One and All: Esprit de Corps in a Civil War Regiment (Book Review)
Reviewed by Steven Wright By Mark Dunkelman Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 2004 […]
December 17, 1903: The Day the Wrights got it Right
The First Powered Flight by the Wright Brothers On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright […]
Meet Hugh Willoughby, the Wealthy Dilettante Turned Aviation Pioneer
In balloons or planes, this New York rich kid, friend to the Wright brothers and later America’s oldest pilot, realized the new frontier was in the skies.
Daily Quiz for October 20, 2016
The Wright Brothers original patent called their invention this.
Gustave Whitehead and the First-Flight Controversy
Long-festering intrigues surface as a group challenges the first-flight claims of the Wright brothers, contending that Gustave Whitehead beat them to the punch.