“Faugh A Ballagh,” Clear the Way for the Irish Brigade
byOn April 12, 1861, from Battery Row in Charleston, South Carolina, the sound of cannon blasts and rifle fire from Southern secessionists echoed off…
US-Civil War & Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Big Nosed Kate – An Outlaw’s Nightmare?
by“I am trying to keep you alive!” said Kate Elder to Doc Holliday after he yelled at her during an argument saying “You’re an insatiable…
Lincoln vs. Douglas: The Debates on Slavery
byThe year was 1858, and the day was August 21 in the city of Ottawa, Illinois. It was dusty and hot, and there were about…
Bodie: The Ghost Town that Never Dies
byDust blows across an empty gravel road. Abandoned wooden buildings stare up at an empty bluff. Down the town’s long road, just past the…
From a Museum to a World Renown Circus: The Creations of P.T. Barnum
byIn May 2017, a historic event happened: Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus shut down. Almost two centuries ago, it was created by…
The Civil War and the Birth of the Emancipation Proclamation
byImagine being kidnapped or sold into captivity, forced into submission through violent beatings, torture, and intimidation, sold on the auction block to the highest…
Hidden By Hollywood: The Lost Tales of Bass Reeves
byThe late afternoon heat buzzed in waves across Oklahoma, passing over a Chickasaw County farmer by the name of “Bateman,” steering a workhorse through…