Continuing last week’s story about Rose of Cimarron. (additional commentary follows) Rose was around 15 during the battle. Those little princesses of ours … The shootout, as described over Prof. Alex Taylor’s two columns, came to be known as the Battle of Ingalls. Unfortunately for Rose, her older Dunn brothers had become strict opportunists,…… Continue reading The Dash of Rose, Part II
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The Dash of Rose, Part I
Part I: The Dash of Rose The things we do for spite. This week, Alex Taylor begins the wild west tale of female tenacity. You know what they say about a woman scorned. Of course, the nicknames back then were indeed the stuff of legend. Dynamite Dick, Dick Speed (not so fast as it turns…… Continue reading The Dash of Rose, Part I
Another Book of Secrets?
Book of Secrets. Moviegoers love juicy plays on the government’s skeleton closet. Unfortunately, all one has to do is mention “conspiracy theory” and modern audiences run away faster than Sir Robin at the Cave of Caerbannog, or so his minstrels tell me. Yet, because of continued inquiries regarding certain truths after publication of his Lincoln…… Continue reading Another Book of Secrets?