The Early Outlaw By Emerson Hough in 1905 Before the romanticized era of gunslingers and stagecoach robberies on the wild […]
Category: Legend of America
Miners’ Ten Commandments
Miners’ Ten Commandments By James Hutchings, 1853 The allure of gold, a siren’s call that echoed across the nation in […]
Mines of Idaho & Montana
Mines of Idaho & Montana (By Emerson Hough in 1918) The echoes of the past often fade into silence, leaving […]
Mining Methods and Claims
Mining Methods and Claims The allure of precious metals and valuable minerals has driven humanity to extract resources from the […]
James Marshall – Discovering Gold in California
James Marshall – Discovering Gold in California The year was 1848. The place: a humble sawmill nestled along the American […]
The Old-Time Miners
The Old-Time Miners By Charles Carroll Goodwin in 1913 The American story is interwoven with the enduring legacy of its […]
The Johnstown, Pennsylvania Flood of 1889
The Johnstown, Pennsylvania Flood of 1889 On a seemingly ordinary May afternoon in 1889, the unsuspecting residents of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, […]
The “Witches” of Massachusetts – E
The “Witches” of Massachusetts – E The chilling annals of the Salem Witch Trials, a dark chapter in American history, […]
The Osage Indians
The Osage Indians The Osage people, a prominent Native American tribe, once held dominion over vast territories north of the […]
Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty Site, Kansas
Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty Site, Kansas In the vast expanse of the southern plains, where the whispers of the wind […]
Cheyenne Raid in Kansas
Cheyenne Raid in Kansas The vast plains of Kansas, once a shared domain between settlers and Native American tribes, bore […]