There’s an old story that the name “cowgirl” was first uttered by none other than Theodore Roosevelt. As many people know, Teddy Roosevelt, was enamored by the American West and during this time in the 1880’s had traveled to the Badlands of Dakota Territory and bought himself a ranch. In fact, Roosevelt ultimately ended up …
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Building the Transcontinental Telegraph Lines / Westward Expansion America
When you research western history, one of the most significant events that helped the United States solidify itself was the creation of a transcontinental telegraph system. In fact, the telegraph system was the sole reason the Pony Express had such a short existence. The Pony Express ended at about the same moment that the last …
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Pawnee Bill and His Wild West Show
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West was the most acclaimed entertainment troupe in the latter 1800’s and at the turn of the century. Old West shows were quite in vogue in the last part of the 1800’s. No other show of it’s kind, and most likely no other show period, had the world acclaim that the Wild …