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Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

Warner Baxter made history as the bandit, Cisco Kid
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

Joseph Renville, hymn writer, English soldier and Pike’s guide
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

The Russians sell off a gold mine at a fire sale price
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

Railroad’s pathfinder didn’t live to see his dream come true
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

California’s 49ers made fortunes, just not by panning for gold
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

Valentine Mcgillicuddy, forever linked to the death of Crazy Horse
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

Former slaves made history as famous Black cowboys
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

The world’s biggest plow maker back when plows ruled the world
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

Big snowflakes and bad karma in the winter of 1887
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

Chief Dull Knife – the bloody saga of an”admirable outlaw”