The tent city outside Denver was a diverse little city including a minister and his family, gamblers, musicians, a saloon, and dens of “gambling and revelry of all sorts”. Only a few days there were enough for the Booth family …
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Before leaving Plattsmouth, the little caravan experienced a terrific storm of wind and hail and rain. The wind felt as if it might overturn the wagons and the hail pelted them as they gripped the flapping ends of the wagon …
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Since I haven’t used this mode to organize myself recently, I will do that now: The big thing that I know will happen in April is a reunion of old college friends in another week. We managed to find a …
I started my morning with my first cup of coffee and what I intended to be a quick look at Facebook, just while I waited for my brain to wake up. When I came across the entry from one of …
As Laura wrote, J.W. Booth wanted to investigate for himself the rumors of gold in the Rockies. He presented the argument that “a trip over the plains would be beneficial to his health and result a permanent cure for the …
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