The Wounded Knee Massacre
132 Years ago one of the most horrific and shameful chapters in U.S. history took place December 29, 1890. The massacre at Wounded Knee....
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Notes From The Frontier
Notes from the Frontier author's new novel coming soon!
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Special thanks to Oscar-Winning Dances with Wolves co-composer Peter Buffett for use of his spectacular music from 500 Nations.
Take a wild ride into America’s past.
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Sitting Bull: Immortal Native Icon
He is the most famous Native American in history. But the man was far more complicated than the legend. Sitting...
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The Real Jeremiah Johnson
An Original "Rugged Individualist" Mountain men. They were the quintessential Americans. The original “rugged individualists.” They were...
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Belle Starr
From Southern Belle to Belle of the Outlaws Belle Starr was a blazing star in the dark world of outlaws in the 1800s. And, in the...
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Gall, The Mightiest Warrior
Elizabeth Custer said of the great Hunkpapa Chief: "I never in my life dreamed there could be...so fine a specimen of warrior as Gall."
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Who Killed Custer? It might surprise you.
Female Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors fought at the Battle of the Little Bighorn-Custer's Last Stand-with distinction.
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How Log Cabins Were Built
The log cabin is an American icon. The rough-hewn, squat and humble house has long been lionized in our lore.
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Death Photography
In the 1800s, Victorians were intimately acquainted with death. The Civil War, the bloodiest war in America's history, touched every family.
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Native American Warshirts
War shirts are not only beautifully crafted garments. They are spectacular works of art and symbolized the very essence of a warrior.
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The Axe-idental Tourist: Part 1
Nearly everyone has heard of the sensational Lizzie Borden axe murder case of 1892 but, Iowa had a case that was far worse.
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What Pioneers Ate
Pioneer survival depended on harsh realities and there was little room for sentimentality in food production.
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Today is the 138th anniversary of the gunfight at the OK corral on October 26, 1881. It was only 30 seconds of fury and flying lead.
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The Incredible Saga of Sacagawea
Sacagawea is one of the most famous figures in American history. Nearly all American school children and adults recognize her name.
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The Stunt King of Hollywood
For a century, American Westerns have captured the blood-and-thunder of the Wild West, cowboys and Indians, outlaws and outlanders.
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Hunting Arrowheads
For those who have found an arrowhead before, there are few thrills like it.
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Native Warrior Women
We all know the immortal names of Pocahontas and Sacagawea, native women who played important roles in the formation of our early nation.
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The True Story of Katie Elder
The truth about the real Katie Elder is far more spectacular than any Hollywood fiction.
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For the Love of Horses (& Mules!)
For those of us who grew up with horses, who know the touch of horses, who love horses, we understand how much we owe to the horse and mule.
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America's First Indian General
One Native man reached the very highest echelons of white power and, in 1865, penned the final surrender terms of the Civil War.
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Clash of the [Fake] Titans
One of the greatest hoaxes in American history arose from a religious argument at a kitchen table on a farm in the middle of Iowa.
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