Rabies on the Frontier
Rabies reached epidemic stages in some cities and territories in the 1800s and early 1900s and Americans were hysterical with fear.
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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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- 7 min
Remembering Old Yeller
Baby boomers grew up with wonderful stories of dogs we loved in books and on the screen, but no story resonated more than "Old Yeller".
- 7 min
The Wild Turkey
American folklore holds that Ben Franklin rallied for the wild turkey to be our national bird instead of the bald eagle.
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In Honor of a Magnificent Warhorse
In the history of human warfare, horses have paid nearly as great a price as men on the battlefield.
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Yellowstone's Keystone Wolves
A century ago, gray wolves were completely exterminated from Yellowstone National Park.
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America's First Animal Shelter
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of America’s first animal shelter in 1869 in Philadelphia.
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Prehistoric Giants Unearthed
Once trunked titans 15 feet tall, weighing up to ten tons, with monstrous tusks 20 feet long roamed North America from sea to sea.
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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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Pig-Malia
Pigs have been maligned and misunderstood throughout history. But the fact is they are smart, clean and do not sweat.
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The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Appleseed was born John Chapman in 1774 in Massachusetts. His father was a Minuteman under George Washington.
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The War on Wolves
Throughout human history, the wolf has always been one of Nature’s most magnificent and maligned creatures, both revered and reviled.
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"Every Dead Buffalo is an Indian Gone"
Once upon a time, before European whites ever set foot on the North American continent, 75-100 million buffalo roamed the land.
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In Praise of Oxen
If patience is a virtue, oxen are saints.
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Custer's Dogs
George Armstrong Custer was a great dog lover and he had that to commend him. At one time late in his life he had between 40 and 80 dogs.
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Prairie Companions
Because the wilderness was their backyard, many other species of animals were sometimes adopted, usually as babies that could be tamed.
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Indian Dogs
Before whites came to North America and native tribes integrated horses into their culture, dogs were common across the entire continent.
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Buffalo & Indians
The buffalo was considered sacred to Plains Indians as a main source of their spirit life and sustenance.
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