Death on the Washita
In an attempt to bring an end to years of fighting, the US government formed the Indian Peace Commission to
Read moreIn an attempt to bring an end to years of fighting, the US government formed the Indian Peace Commission to
Read moreBy the end of 1890, the US government’s subjugation of the Native American peoples was virtually complete with the remnants
Read moreThere are times when a famous person’s life and exploits are so embroidered by writers and historians that it difficult
Read moreHugh Glass was born in Pennsylvania to Irish parents in 1783. Little is known of his early life, but various
Read moreBilly the Kid was born William Henry McCarty Jnr on November 23rd 1859 in New York City. He was slim,
Read moreJames Butler Hickok, later known as “Wild Bill”, was born in Homer Illinois on May 27th 1837. He is one
Read moreOn September 17th 1851, a treaty was signed at Fort Laramie between the United States government and the Indian nations
Read moreBy 1866, the western expansion of American settlers had reached Montana and Wyoming, the traditional hunting grounds of the Lakota
Read moreIn 1877, a prospector named Edward Schieffelin was digging for silver at Goose Flats, a desert area some 12 miles
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