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The Sons of Philo Gaines The Sons of Philo Gaines
reviews: 12
ratings: 13 (avg rating 4.92)

The Trading Post and Other Frontier Stories The Trading Post and Other Frontier Stories (A Five Star Anthology edited by Hazel Rumney Book 0)
ratings: 5 (avg rating 4.40)

Contention and Other Frontier Stories: A Five Star Anthology edited by Hazel Rumney Contention and Other Frontier Stories: A Five Star Anthology edited by Hazel Rumney (Five Star Western)
reviews: 3
ratings: 6 (avg rating 4.33)

Rough Country Rough Country
ratings: 4 (avg rating 5.00)

The Untamed West The Untamed West
reviews: 1
ratings: 4 (avg rating 4.25)

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Michael R. Ritt

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The Great Tar Heel Mystery of 2021

Michael R. Ritt Mar 26, 2021 6 Comments

Was North Carolina attempting to secede from the Union again, or was there some other explanation for the strange things that were happening?

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Civil War TV/Movies

30 Things You Didn’t Know About Dances With Wolves

Michael R. Ritt Nov 21, 2020 2 Comments

30 years ago today, Dances with Wolves was released. Here's 30 Things You Didn’t Know About Dances With Wolves.

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Civil War Misc History

The Last Letter of Sullivan Ballou

Michael R. Ritt Oct 26, 2020 0 Comment

Feeling a premonition of the upcoming battle, Major Sullivan Ballou penned this letter to his wife, Sarah. It is undoubtedly the most eloquent and beautiful letter of the Civil War.

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