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Arizona was a Confederate state long before it joined the U.S.
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

It took a city kid to begin saving America’s wild places
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

The uncertain story of Sacagawea, Lewis and Clark’s “pilot” west
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

Oliver Loving was made famous by a partner and a book
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

Was Zorro real or just a figment of Hollywood’s imagination
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Dora DuFran – Deadwood’s most progressive madam
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

Did Butch Cassidy die in Bolivia or Spokane? Good question.
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Did Halloween baby, Boston Custer, jinx the whole family?
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

The Earps got all the press. What about the guys they shot?
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

The earth shifted for Native Americans at Medicine Lodge