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Western Writers of America Announces Its 2024 Wister Award Winner
Each year since 1961 Western Writers of America has bestowed on a respected individual its Owen Wister Award for lifetime…
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Postponed Pawnee Honors
Adding insult to injury, a Pawnee scout for the U.S. Army shot in 1869 by a member of his own…
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The Best Books & Films About Earp-era Tombstone
Books Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal (1931, by Stuart N. Lake) Though ex-publicity agent Stuart Lake interviewed ex-lawman Wyatt Earp on…
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The Ercoupe Is Easy to Fly–But You Better Not Be in a Hurry
So you’ve had a “fender bender” in your plane and are in need of some wings. What do you do? …
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This Soldier Fought His Way from Southern France to Austria: Here Are His Recollections
As Allan W. Ostar approaches his 100th birthday, he can look back with pride on a career as an academic…
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Why A Rabbit Appears On This Japanese Samurai Helmet
This Japanese kawari-kabuto, or individualized helmet, dating from the 17th century sports the shape of a crouching rabbit forged from…
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The Americans Had the B1. The Soviets Doubled Down with the Blackjack
The Cold War was at its coldest in the 1960s, with the United States and the Soviet Union each engaged…
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Matthew Macfadyen, Michael Shannon, Set to Star in President Garfield Assassination Historical Drama
Michael Shannon (“Nocturnal Animals”) is to play assassinated President James A. Garfield with Matthew Macfadyen (“Succession”) as his killer Charles Guiteau in…
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New Book Provides Long-Awaited Ground-Level Look at Combat Effectiveness
The exploration of unusual subjects—anything from flora and fauna to the effect of weather on the fighting—has increased greatly for…
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A Union Rebel Inside Robert E. Lee’s Family
“[Robert E. Lee Jr.] is off with Jackson & I hope will catch Pope & his cousin Louis Marshall,” General…
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