olorful characters abound in The Stables. This period of American history is know as the Old West and/or the Wild, Wild West. Here is where gunfighters, lawmen, desperados, and colorful characters abound. The days of stagecoaches, covered wagons, horses, and railroads. The days when the westward expansion of America was under full steam. The Civil War was over, and a flood of settlers headed west. But, already there, were the Native Americans. For them, this flood would drown out the last flicker of the flame that had been their freedom, their independence, and their way of life. Here then, are the rough and tumble days of the Old Wild West. Real and fanciful, good and bad, happy and sad, it was the final chapter in the expansion of America. When it was over, America would stretch from sea to sea, and beyond. From exhilirating to agonizing, it brought America into the twentieth century and the modern era. It was a time of romance, rough times, tragedy, and legend. It was the stuff that dreams are made of...............
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The Minnesota Old West Society
The Old West Living History Foundation
Complete List of Old West Gunfighters
Western Outlaw - Lawman History Association
American Federation of Old West Reenactors
Outlaws, Gunfighters, Lawmen & More
Doc Holliday - Deadly Doctor of the West
Harry Longabaugh a.k.a. The Sundance Kid
The Murder of Wild Bill Hickok at Deadwood
Bad Hombres - Outlaws and Lawmen of the Old West
The Biograhphy of John Wesley Hardin
Black Hills & South Dakota History
The Buffalo Soldiers and the Indian Wars
Notable Native Americans on the Frontier
Native Americans - Great Chiefs and Leaders
Documents on the Sand Creek Massacre
General George A. Custer Home Page
The Horse Indians of the High Plains
Eyewitness Account of the Little Big Horn Battle by the Lakota Chief Red Horse
Fort Sill - Last Active Frontier Fort
The Buffalo Soldiers & Indian Wars
Lakota Accounts of the Massacre at Wounded Knee
History of the Union Pacific Railroad
The Cheyenne to Deadwood Stage Line
The Overland Stage and Telegraph Lines
History of the U.S. Postal Service
Ghost Towns Gallery - Ghost Town Photos
Colorado Ghost Towns and Mines
Gold Rush Centennial Photographs 1893-1916
Klondike Gold Rush, Yukon Territory 1897
Chronology of the Spanish American War
Spanish-American War Centenial Page
The National Cowboy Hall of Fame
Shadows of the Past - Old West Reenacting
Living History Reenactor Network
Topics in Kansas History: Old West