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Daily Quiz for February 7, 2012
Peregrine White is remembered in American history for this reason.
Wild West - April 2012 - Table of Contents
The April 2012 issue of Wild West features stories about Lakota Sioux leader Red Cloud, California Ranger Harry Love and the grisly end of bandido Joaquin Murrieta, the 1874 locust plague on the Great Plains, the unusual early life of Bat Masterson's wife Emma, and shotgun messenger Clark Stocking.
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Wild West Discussion - April 2012

Whom do you consider the most significant Lakota (Sioux) of the Old West: Sitting Bull, a warrior turned spiritual leader and Little Bighorn participant; Crazy Horse, another Little Bighorn participant and a relentless warrior in other battles; Red Cloud, a …
Book Review: Kit Carson, by David Remley
David Remley sifts the existing scholarship to provide a balanced profile of a Kit Carson that was neither hero nor villain but a complex and nuanced frontier figure.
Book Review: Wyatt Earp in San Diego, by Garner A. Palenske
Garner Palenske relates the little-known story of Wyatt and Josie Earp's post-Tombstone life in San Diego.