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American West

The "Wild West", with all the wild characters that made up the myths and legends we read of today.

Gold Rush (8) Native Americans (4) Gunslingers (6) Places of the Old West (12) Military and Law (3) Westward Expansion @

The Sundance Kid
sundance kid harry longabaugh butch cassidy

Cynthia Parker - Pioneer of the West
Here is a biographical sketch of Cynthia Parker, pioneer of the Old West.

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