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Newspapers of the American Old West
Tidbits of information about newspapers in each territory of the Western United States.

The Murder of "Wild Bill" Hickok
About the first printing of the news in a newspaper.

The Frontier Index: The Case of the Vagabond Newspaper
This newspaper was printed aboard a train and in Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah.

Newspaper Correspondent Killed at the Battle of Little Big Horn
Mark H. Kellogg was a reporter for the New York Herald and was there!

Billy the Kid
The exploits and death of William Bonney.

Buffalo Bill as Reported in Newspapers
William F. Cody and his Wild West Show.

Issac Parker: The Hanging Judge
He sentenced 79 to the gallows between 1875 and 1894.

The Pony Express
Background on this mail service

The Correct Identity of Billy Richardson, the Pony Express Rider
Who was the first Pony Express rider?



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