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Botalye rode alone against the soldiers’ position four times in a row. For four days after attacking a U.S. Army supply train at Gageby Creek in the Staked Plains of Texas, a Kiowa and Comanche war party had exchanged fire with the soldiers defending their circled-up wagons. Now, on September 12, 1874, the Indians learned …
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A Texas Cattleman & His Comanche ConcubineThe relationships between prominent Texas cattleman Tom Burnett, Comanche woman Jennie Ho-we-ah and Comanche Chief Quanah Parker prompted a long courtroom battle. In 1943 the last … Read MoreGhost Town: Harshaw to Lochiel, ArizonaIn 1539 Franciscan friar Marcos de Niza set out to explore the region north of Sonora, Mexico, fabled to contain untold riches. Fray Marcos found no gold, but he is credited with b… Read MoreThe Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum Tells Proud ‘Lone Star’ StoryIt has showcased objects from 400 museums in 10 years. Texans toss around such catchphrases as “Texas Big” and “Texas Proud” like so many footballs. But in the case of the Bob Bull… Read MoreDangerous and Inept: Curly Bill’s Brutal AssaultIn 1878 a young, eager-to-resign 9th U.S. Cavalry lieutenant faced his greatest challenge, not from Indians but from a pair of outlaws—‘Curly Bill’ Brocius and ‘Dutch’ Martin. Late… Read MoreWinchester’s ‘One of One Thousand’ Seemed Like a Great Ad CampaignBut it made the standard rifles look bad to potential buyers. By the mid-1870s Oliver Winchester’s newfangled lever action repeating rifles—the Henry and Models 1866 and 1873— were… Read More
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