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A fraternity of revolutionary officers—or a monarchist conspiracy? In May 1782, seven months after the British army’s surrender at Yorktown, Va., General George Washington was at his headquarters in a fieldstone farmhouse near Newburgh, N.Y. Peace talks were beginning in Paris, and thousands of soldiers encamped at Newburgh were awaiting the orders that would disband …
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Fast Draw, Inspired by 1950s TV Westerns, Helped Trigger Cowboy Action ShootingShooters use Colts and other single-action originals, copies and clones. From across the town square in Springfield, Missouri, James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok and Davis Tutt chose … Read MoreThe Kit Carson Home and Museum Traces the Famed Resident of TaosThe frontiersman and his family lived here a quarter century. Christopher Houston “Kit” Carson (1809–68), a complex individual in a simpler time, left his mark in the annals of the… Read MoreGhost Towns: Kingston, New MexicoOn the site of a former Apache camp, nestled in the knees of the Black Range in southwestern New Mexico, Kingston (elevation 6,224 feet) lies astride Middle Percha Creek. Originall… Read MoreDaily Quiz for June 15, 2017Herman Melville, author of Moby Dick, worked for 20 years in New York City as this job.
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… Read MoreMart Duggan, Not a Believer in Regulations, Ruled Rowdy Leadville With an Iron HandProspecting didn’t pan out, but marshaling had its rewards. The name Matt Dillon is familiar to those who admired the fictional marshal of Dodge City, Kansas, in the long-running r… Read More
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