Talking About Texas Jack in Leadville
Special Event: An Evening with Matthew Kerns - Celebrating Texas Jack in Historic Leadville We warmly invite you to an enthralling...
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Matthew Kerns
- Nov 27
- 2 min
Buy A Signed Book
Are you struggling to find the perfect gift for the dads, uncles, or grandfathers in your life who seem to have everything? Look no...
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Matthew Kerns
- Nov 22
- 6 min
Luther North's Account of the Pawnee Buffalo Hunt
From "Man of the Plains - Recollections of Luther North 1856-1882." The day after my visit with Eagle Chief, I went on to Columbus, and a...
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Matthew Kerns
- Nov 22
- 16 min
Buffalo Hunt with the Pawnee by George Bird Grinnell
From Forest & Stream. Christmas Day, December 25, 1873. Buffalo Hunt with the Pawnee by George Bird Grinnell The sun pushing aside the...
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Matthew Kerns
- Nov 21
- 3 min
Reviving the Legends
In the realm of historical photography of the "Wild West" era, images of Texas Jack Omohundro and his wife Giuseppina Morlacchi hold a...
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Matthew Kerns
- Nov 14
- 2 min
Cast Out of Eden Preorder Discount
Robert Aquinas McNally's new book, Cast Out of Eden: The Untold Story of John Muir, Indigenous People, and the American Wilderness, comes...
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Matthew Kerns
- Nov 9
- 2 min
Exclusive Autographed Books Now Available at Dime Library!
I am thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for all book lovers and collectors at DimeLibrary.com! As the holiday season...
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Matthew Kerns
- Nov 7
- 3 min
The Scouts
In the sepia tones of an America long past, captured in the amber of time, we see the titans of the Wild West. The scene is set in late...
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Matthew Kerns
- Nov 3
- 2 min
Preorder Galloping Gourmet
The intertwining of cultural history and culinary tradition has always had its unique allure, and Steve Friesen's upcoming book,...
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Matthew Kerns
- Nov 2
- 2 min
You Don't Know Jack - Texas Jack
Think you know the story of the American West? You don’t know Jack. Before there was the TV phenomenon Yellowstone—before there was...
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Matthew Kerns
- Oct 31
- 2 min
Cowboy Costume
The allure of the cowboy, with his rugged charm and untamed spirit, has been a cornerstone of American culture for well over a century...
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Matthew Kerns
- Oct 31
- 2 min
Preorder Cast Out of Eden
Amazon (along with other booksellers, like your local independent bookstore) is now taking preorders for the new book Cast Out of Eden:...
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Matthew Kerns
- Oct 21
- 4 min
More of Texas Jack at Fort McPherson
In a captivating series of photographs from November 1872, one can glimpse a moment in time, just before two iconic figures of the...
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Matthew Kerns
- Oct 5
- 8 min
Morlacchi Is Coming
In the early autumn of 1867, notices began to appear in newspapers all over the country. "Morlacchi wants $500 a night for dancing in...
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Matthew Kerns
- Oct 5
- 1 min
The Donner Party - Part I - Legends of the Old West
In 1846 in Springfield, Illinois, the Donner family teams up with the Reed family to form the core of a caravan that will travel to the...
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Matthew Kerns
- Oct 3
- 1 min
Legends of the Old West Bonus Episode
Any of you who are members of Legends of the Old West's YouTube page can catch an exclusive bonus episode, written by yours truly, about...
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Matthew Kerns
- Oct 3
- 2 min
My Review of Red Sapphire
My Amazon review of Julia Bricklin's Red Sapphire: The Woman Who Beat the Blacklist. "Red Sapphire: The Woman who beat the blacklist" by...
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Matthew Kerns
- Oct 3
- 3 min
The Diamond King
In the bustling streets of Chattanooga, Tennessee, March 1885 marked the arrival of an enigmatic figure who would soon capture the town's...
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Matthew Kerns
- Sep 27
- 9 min
Texas Jack Jr. in Australia
When Texas Jack Junior arrived in Australia in 1890, the sight of an American cowboy in Sydney amused the Australian public to no end. ...
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Matthew Kerns
- Sep 18
- 7 min
No Show in Nashville
150 years ago, on September 19th and 20th, 1873, The Scouts of the Plains were scheduled to play Nashville's Grand Opera House. They...
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