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Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

St. Martin went from the fur trade to the medical record books
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

Chief Iron Tail – where have you seen that face before?
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

The troubled times of Buffalo Soldier Emanuel Stance
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

Lewis and Clark had expected a friendly reunion. Not so much!
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He opened the West with dots, dashes and 2,000 miles of wire
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

Lewis and Clark and their real life shaggy dog story
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