Dr. History's Tales of the Old West

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Lawmen often kept the firearms of the people the arrested. After the siege and arrest of B... more

In 1872 he was a scout for the army. He was sent to chase some Miniconjou Lakotas who had ... more

Wild Bill had a fight in a saloon that ended with a 7th Cavalry soldier dead and another w... more

Lewis and Clark wrote in their journals of the abundance of wild huckleberries as well as ... more

Etta Place robbed trains with the Sundance Kid. Calamity Jane associated with Wild Bill Hi... more

He had the usual characteristics of gunmen, and didn’t mind shooting people. However, he b... more

Few gunmen were interested in using their fists. Smith was the exception, he was as handy ... more

The gunfighter portrayed by Hollywood is a myth. There were shootouts, people died, but th... more

Today is the 4th of July, we honor our founding fathers and those who fought and died for ... more

Over hundreds of years, tribes discovered the use of food and herbs to promote health and ... more

The medicine man or Shaman was honored and respected second only to the chief, and sometim... more

Thousands of years of trial and error, humans found ways to treat wounds and illnesses. Th... more

They practiced with little help and resources. No hospital, a laboratory or X-ray equipmen... more

The Great Shoshone Nation ranged from Wyoming to Boise to Salt Lake and included Ute, Gosu... more

William W. Mayo immigrated in 1846, married and moved to Minnesota Territory. He was a sur... more

While picking berries, she was captured by Assiniboine raiders, dreaded enemy of the Shosh... more

Not all drivers were honorable. Some had partners rob their own stage, others died defendi... more

Passengers first sight of the Rocky Mountains was awe inspiring and scary. Drivers were ki... more

Some miners found the work too hard. They found other ways to riches. Alexander Todd began... more

Easterners were desperate to get to the California gold fields. Questionable ships were pu... more

Disaster struck in 1871 as ships ventured farther North in search of whales. Ship's Captai... more

Whalers left New England for three to five years, sailed around South America, stopped in ... more