The principal reason of the poverty of this country is the idleness and bad conduct of most of the people.Our special project presenting the
Intolerable Dust on the Oregon Trail
The word hardly expresses the situation; in fact, the English language contains no words to properly express it.Continuing Life on the Oregon
Companions of the Trail
"Keep cool," he continued; "maybe we'll have to lay down, and maybe not. Anyway, it's no use frettin'. What's to be will be, 'specially if we but help
The Need for Nerves of Steel
Today's installment concludes Gunfighters of the Old West,our selection from an article in Human Life Magazine by Bat Masterson published in
Ben Thompson, Gunfighter
When Ben first entered the bar-room he took a hasty survey of the surroundings but saw nothing to cause alarm.Continuing Gunfighters of the Old
Outlaws of French Canada
Montreal, a frontier town at the head of the colony, was the natural resort of desperadoes, contrasting with the priests.Our special project
Don’t Shoot Too Fast
He simply had the best nerve, which is a quality quite different from courage. Courage, generally speaking, is daring.Continuing Gunfighters of the
How Don Carlos Lost
Today's installment concludes First Carlist Revolt,our selection from History of Modern Europe by Charles A. Fyffe published in 1890.If you have
The Surging Carlists
The Carlist leader, master of the open country up to the borders of Castile, prepared to cross the Ebro and to march upon Madrid.Continuing First