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How Nat Love (almost) Stole the Fort Dodge Cannon

By Mike King on Sep. 20, 2024

Nat Love, or Deadwood Dick, is one of the most famous cowboys who rode the Western Cattle Trail. His autobiography tells of growing up enslaved on a plantation in Davidson County, Tennessee. He left…

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Dodge City's Western Cattle Trail

By Mike King on Sep. 20, 2024

Texas cowboys drove cattle herds along the Western Cattle Trail transforming Dodge City with their business, celebrations, and wild ways Over 150-years ago the Western Cattle Trail, also known as the…

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Notorious: The Outlaws

By Mike King on Jun. 26, 2024

Artwork: Torren Thomas In the late 1800s and early 1900s, criminals often broke the law on the Kansas plains, but some were rebels with a cause – and others were outlaws Manifest destiny, a term…

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