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Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

Lewis and Clark finally at the Pacific after a year and a half trek
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

Wild Bunch girlfriend, Laura Bullion, not your average outlaw
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

Did Halloween baby, Boston Custer, jinx the whole family?
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

How Judge Roy Bean made Lillie Langtry into a famous Texan
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

Calling outlaw Cullen Baker a gunfighter would be a promotion
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

Clint Walker’s “Cheyenne” set the Western craze ablaze
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

Clayton Moore was the only Lone Ranger fans will accept
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

The adventures of Lewis & Clark’s well-traveled prairie dog
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

Calamity Jane, Wild Bill Hickok – A shotgun wedding?
Time Before Now, Trail Dust, Venture West

Bad luck or bad judgment – both followed unpredictable Harney