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Twain tapped his inner Tom Sawyer to defraud abolitionists. In 1885 Samuel Clemens was at the height of his meteoric career. He had just published his masterpiece, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, following a string of earlier bestsellers. His new publishing venture, Charles L. Webster & Co., had scored a major coup with the Civil War …
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Custer’s Last Stand Still Causes a Stir, But Few Guns from the Fight Show UpA battle-tested Little Bighorn Colt has recently resurfaced. Of all the guns of the Old West that have their history unquestionably documented and “carved in stone,” as the saying … Read MoreGhost Towns: Masonic, California “The ghosts of Masonic have many secrets,” reads a bronze plaque amid the ruins of this onetime gold boomtown in the eastern Sierra Nevada. Although not as well preserved or … Read MoreWild West Reviews: Jim MillerShotgun for Hire:The Story of “Deacon” Jim Miller, Killer of Pat Garrett (1970, by Glenn Shirley) Shirley (1916–2002) was the prolific author of 16 books. His biography of Jim Mill… Read MoreThe Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum Offers A Good Look at the Showman’s Dream HomeBuffalo and memorabilia also highlight this Oklahoma site. Wild West entertainer extraordinaire Buffalo Bill Cody came first, but the showman known as Pawnee Bill soon followed, al… Read MoreThe Hunters of Gum Boot CreekAccording to the writing on the back of this 19th-century photograph these two men are deer hunters (not sure about the photographer) camped near Gum Boot Creek in Siskiyou County,… Read More
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