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This rare carte de visite of Bloody Bill Anderson, one of the Civil War’s bloodiest pro-Confederate leaders, was made from the photo found on Anderson’s body when he was killed by Union soldiers in 1864.
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Jim McFetridge For an interesting look at Bloody Bill Anderson read "Wildwood Boys" by James Carlos Blake & follow it with "Jesse James Last Rebel of the Civil War" by TJ Stiles. Bloody Bill mentored & trained Jesse James to cope with the violent, bloody, border wars that featured brutal atrocities on both sides.
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Sherl Holesko Driven by the harsh treatment of his family and others in Missouri by the Yankees and Red Legs. I think Johnny Depp should make a movie about him.
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In the 1870s, 20-mule team wagons began hauling borax across the Great Basin Desert to the nearest railroad.
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Wayne McCormick I remember there used to be a TV Series called "Death Valley Days" hosted by The Old Ranger and sponsored by 20 Mule Team Borax.
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Clay Hanna I used to work in the mine in Boron calif and they had one of the original wagons on site. U could follow the path of the wagons easily as they cut deep ruts across the desert.
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Belle Starr of the Indian Territory was another lady attracted to outlaws. She consorted with some, including Cole Younger, and married others, Jim Reed and Sam Starr. This cabinet card of her on her horse dates to 1886, three years before she was mysteriously murdered.
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Mike Jones Belle Starr was a sociopath, swindler and career criminal. She was bad news and was nothing like the glamorized Hollywood image that most of us grew up with. When she was murdered a few years later the crime was never solved and I am inclined to believe it was one of those good riddance who cares type of things.
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Kysha Jennings Plante Its amazing how lady-like and demure she looks, yet she was one of the most bad-ass women in history. Girls today could take a lesson from women like her, yes she was whore and a gambler and outlaw, but she still looked like a lady.
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The ultimate frontiersman, Kit Carson was a fur trader, explorer, mountain man, guide for John “Pathfinder” Fremont and an Indian agent. The image of this brave man was probably taken sometime in the 1850s.
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Roy Boyd Wow, one of my childhood heroes, loved the books with him and the other trailblazers, Lewis and Clark, ect. Of course as we mature in discourse we find like many pioneers their actions at times were not so heroic. None the less we are where we are due to their great bravery in an untamed world of the unknown in that day.
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Sam Sonderegger He was a tiny man. I couldn't walk through the doorways of his house in Taos. The clothing I've seen of his was very small . I see stuff about him everywhere in New Mexico.
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