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People in THE WEST - Kit Carson
Kit Carson was a trapper, scout, Indian agent, soldier and authentic legend of the West.
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People in THE WEST - Denis Kearney
Leader of the Workingmen's Party in California during the late 1870's.
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People in THE WEST - Junipero Serra
A priest in the Franciscan order of the Catholic Church, Junipero Serra was a driving force in the Spanish conquest and colonization of what is now the state of California.
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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.
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People in THE WEST - Philip Sheridan
A ruthless warrior, General Philip Sheridan played a decisive role in the army's long campaign against the native peoples of the plains.
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People in THE WEST - David King and Ida Hunt Udall
Among the last generation of Mormons to live in plural marriage, David King and Ida Hunt Udall suffered the persecutions and the personal anxieties that ultimately led their church to abandon this doctrine.
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The History of Pearl Lake State Park Colorado
Pearl Lake State Park has an exciting history! The range wars that took place between sheepmen and cattlemen were part of the history behind what is now a state park.
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People in THE WEST - Marcus A. Reno
As the officer in charge of the only unit to survive the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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People in THE WEST - William Mulholland
William Mulholland brought the Owens River to Los Angeles.
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People in THE WEST - William T. Sherman
Most famous for his scorched-earth tactics in the Civil War.
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People in THE WEST - Alice Fletcher
A pioneer ethnologist and leader in the movement to bring Native Americans into the mainstream of white society.
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People in THE WEST - Brigham Young
As head of the Mormon Church and architect of the Mormon colony in Utah, Brigham Young was almost sole author of one of the most important chapters in the history of the American West.
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People in THE WEST - John Brown
John Brown carried his hatred of slavery into action, creating a legacy of bloodshed and violence that remains at once inspiring and appalling to this day.
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People in THE WEST - Crazy Horse
Celebrated for his ferocity in battle, Crazy Horse was recognized among his own people as a visionary leader committed to preserving the traditions and values of the Lakota way of life.
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People in THE WEST - James H. Lane
Mesmerizing on the podium and dauntless in the defense of his beliefs, James H. Lane was a principal leader of the anti-slavery forces that ultimately made Kansas free-soil.
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People in THE WEST - John Sutter
At one time the absolute ruler of what amounted to a private kingdom along the Sacramento River, John Sutter saw his immense wealth and power overrun in the world's rush to pick California clean of gold.
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