People in THE WEST - Juan Nepomuceno Cortina Best remembered for his capture of Brownsville, Texas, in 1859, Juan Cortina's life has been enshrined in Mexican-American popular culture as a symbol of militant resistance to Anglo racism. http: //pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs400/w4c...
People in THE WEST - Kit Carson Kit Carson was a trapper, scout, Indian agent, soldier and authentic legend of the West. http: //pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs400/w4c...
People in THE WEST - Nelson A. Miles A career of volunteer infantryman to the office of commander of the army. http: //pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs400/w4m...
People in THE WEST - Sam Houston A sometimes volatile and often contradictory man, Sam Houston played a crucial role in the founding of Texas. http: //pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs400/w4h...
People in THE WEST - John M. Chivington The hero of Glorietta Pass and the butcher of Sand Creek, John M. Chivington stands out as one of the most controversial figures in the history of the American West. http: //pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs400/w4c...
People in THE WEST - Oliver Otis Howard Throughout his long military career, Oliver Otis Howard gained victory by the force of his own moral convictions as often as by force of arms. http: //pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs400/w4h...
People in THE WEST - Charles Goodnight A daring idea and the determination to make it succeed helped Charles Goodnight become one of the most prosperous cattlemen in the American West. http: //pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs400/w4g...
People in THE WEST - Denis Kearney Leader of the Workingmen's Party in California during the late 1870's. http: //pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs400/w41...
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