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Best Cowboy Movies Ever Made87

Best Cowboy Movies Ever Made

I was just reading the Answers section of Hubpages, and I saw a question titled "Best cowboy movies of all time". So I began to answer it, when I realised that hey I could write a hub about it, so here I am. Now the title is misleadig, because...

29 comments    movies western cowboy
History Files: The Gunfight At the OK Corral: Tombstone AZ October 26, 188175

History Files: The Gunfight At the OK Corral: Tombstone AZ October 26, 1881

On October 26, 1881 in the town of Tombstone Arizona. Perhaps one of the most iconic events of the Wild West took place. The Gunfight at the OK Coral. But the gight didn't really take place at the Coral but at an empty lot a few blocks away. Myth or reality it is a story made heroic by the West itself.

2 comments    cowboys tombstone wyatt earp
Tombstone's Famous Bird Cage Theater79

Tombstone's Famous Bird Cage Theater

The famous Bird Cage Theatre opened December 25, 1881 by William “Billy” Hutchinson and his wife Lottie during the height of Tombstone’s silver boom. And over the following eight years it never closed. The popular night spot was a...

2 comments    museum old west wyatt earp
A PROGRESSIVE'S VIEW OF GUN CONTROL76

A PROGRESSIVE'S VIEW OF GUN CONTROL

About 20 years ago, I lived in a rather crime infested area of Denver just outside downtown. I was burglarized and had a transistorized television and radio stolen during broad daylight while I was away at work. In the immediate aftermath, I felt...

24 comments    crime arizona violence
20 Great Western Television Shows74

20 Great Western Television Shows

Why did the Western rule television for so long? Here are 20 great explanations.

4 comments    television western wyatt earp
The Deadly Bird Cage Theatre Tombstone Arizona83

The Deadly Bird Cage Theatre Tombstone Arizona

The Bird Cage Theatre located in Tombstone Arizona, (The Town too Tough to Die) of the Wyatt Earp fame. Tombstone already had an opera house, but the Bird Cage Theatre was intended to be part saloon, part brothel, part gambling hall, and while these other activities were taking place, some of the finest vaudville acts took place on the stage. Wyatt supposedly fell in love with Sadie Jo Marcus after seeing her perform, and Doc Holiday dealt faro there. The Bird Cage faded after an eight year boo

3 comments    wyatt earp faro doc holliday
MRS WYATT EARP...by b. Malin73

MRS WYATT EARP...by b. Malin

We all know about about the great American Lawman, Wyatt Earp and the famous "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"...But haven't you ever wondered about his wife? And what sort of a Woman he was married to... Well I'm about to fill you in. I've gone back in...

29 comments    interview married childhood
Jesus Our Older Brother71

Jesus Our Older Brother

It was fitting that God, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many children to glory, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings. For the one who sanctifies and...

6 comments    jesus christ wyatt earp
Ned Buntline Dime Novels, Buntline Special Revolver, Wyatt Earp  and much adventure77

Ned Buntline Dime Novels, Buntline Special Revolver, Wyatt Earp and much adventure

A long barreled pistol and adventure stories are Buntline's claim to fame.He helped to make Wyatt Earp famous as a lawman and gunfighter.Far more interesting than one first thinks.

13 comments    wyatt earp buffalo bill buntline
History of American Towns  & Cities many  named after American  Indian  heroes, Historical events or with Tribe Names90

History of American Towns & Cities many named after American Indian heroes, Historical events or with Tribe Names

Many towns have foreign names, many bear the names of Indians and Indian tribes, and some are named for their founders. Whatever the names, I believe the establishment and names of towns all have a story behind them. With that in mind I hope to find more history and lore about the origins of our towns.

21 comments    travel america history
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