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See You Later…
Wild West special contributor John Peter Koster, 78, among this magazine’s most prolific writers, died on Dec. 8, 2023, in Ridgewood, N.J. Born in Baltimore on June 5, 1945, Koster grew up in Wood-Ridge, N.J., graduated from Montclair State Universit
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Bravissimo, Buffalo Bill!
To this day virtually everyone in the United States has heard of William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody. Even those not expert or passionate about the Western frontier era recognize him as one of the most iconic figures of American history. Buffalo Bi
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The Harsh Glare of the Footlights
The California Gold Rush. The very words evoked the strong reaction of an American populace driven by adventure and a lust for easy riches. Drawn inexorably west in the wake of the Jan. 24, 1848, strike at Sutter’s Mill were argonauts from every walk

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