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Buntline, Ned
(Encyclopedia) Buntline, NedBuntline, Nedbŭntˈlĭn, –līn [key], pseud. of Edward Zane Carroll Judson, 1823–86, American adventurer and writer. In 1845 he founded in Nashville Ned Buntline's Own, a…Apache
(Encyclopedia) ApacheApacheəpăchˈē [key], Native North Americans of the Southwest composed of six culturally related groups. They speak a language that has various dialects and belongs to the…Oscar CALLAWAY, Congress, TX (1872-1947)
CALLAWAY Oscar , a Representative from Texas; born in Harmony Hill (Nip-and-Tuck), Rusk County, Tex., October 2, 1872; moved with his parents to Comanche County in 1876; attended the public…Slideshow: Native American Tribes of the Great Plains
by Liz Olson The Great Plains is an area of the United States stretching east to west from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and north to south from Canada to…Chief Plácido Biography
Chief PlácidoTonkawa Indian chiefBorn: late 1700sBirthplace: ? Also called Ha-shu-ka-na (“Can't Kill Him”), Chief Plácido was the son of a Tonkawa warrior and a captive Comanche woman. In…Lee, Fitzhugh
(Encyclopedia) Lee, Fitzhugh, 1835–1905, Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, b. “Clermont,” Fairfax co., Va.; nephew of Robert E. Lee. He campaigned against the Comanche in Texas…Texas Rangers
(Encyclopedia) Texas Rangers, mounted fighting force organized (1835) during the Texas Revolution. During the republic they became established as the guardians of the Texas frontier, particularly…Native American Tribes in Texas
Source: iStockIndigenous peoples exist throughout the world, from South America to Asia, Europe to Australia. And North America is no different— with 574 recognized tribes in the continental United…McMurtry, Larry
(Encyclopedia) McMurtry, Larry Jeff, 1936–2021, American novelist, b. Wichita Falls, Tx., grad. North Texas State Univ. (B.A.,…Budd Boetticher 2001 Deaths
Budd BoetticherAge: 85 director who helmed several low-budget but highly regarded Westerns in the 1950s and '60s. Randolph Scott starred in seven of Boetticher's films, including Comanche…Trending
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