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		<title>Top 5 Grossest and Most Repulsive Things In Frontier History</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we go (drumroll please): 5. Mountain man, Peg Leg Smith (not known by that name at the time), takes an Indian arrow in the knee and amputates his own leg with his knife in front of all the men &#8230; <a href="http://www.brettcogburn.com/blog/top-5-grossest-and-most-repulsive-things-in-frontier-history/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Real Life Old Yeller</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cabin Fever]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A real life Old Yeller &#8211; I recently ran across an intriguing mention of a dog on the western frontier that bears a striking resemblance to the fictional and famous yellow mutt of book and movie. Granville Stewart, iconic Montana &#8230; <a href="http://www.brettcogburn.com/blog/a-real-life-old-yeller/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Jim Bowie&#8217;s Knife</title>
		<link>http://www.brettcogburn.com/blog/jim-bowies-knife/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What did Jim Bowie&#8217;s knife really look like?  Jim Bowie, the Louisianan and hero of Texas, made a name for himself packing a large sheath knife he had a blacksmith make him according to his own design.  Historians have long &#8230; <a href="http://www.brettcogburn.com/blog/jim-bowies-knife/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Conquistador</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This simple little Frederic Remington sketch, &#8220;The Conquistadore,&#8221; is one of my favorites. I like art that tells a story, and the more subtle, the better. We often think of the Spanish conquistadors as cruel men of steel, heartlessly roaming &#8230; <a href="http://www.brettcogburn.com/blog/the-conquistador/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Longhorns</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 14:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You always hear how cowboys used to be tougher in the old days, but few mention that the cattle of the Old West were tougher too.  The Texas Longhorn wasn’t the gentle, feed sack animal that populates the pastures and &#8230; <a href="http://www.brettcogburn.com/blog/texas-longhorns/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I AM THE MIGHTY HUNTER</title>
		<link>http://www.brettcogburn.com/blog/339/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[     In olden times the tribe would feast and celebrate a successful hunt, or a great deed such as the killing of a polar bear with a bow and arrows.  Songs might be written to the beat of drums &#8230; <a href="http://www.brettcogburn.com/blog/339/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>10 Question Interview With Author, John D. Nesbitt</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the privilege to visit with award-winning author, John D. Nesbitt a couple of times over the last few years, and found him to be a genuinely nice, humble fellow.  John has won multiple Spur Awards for his western novels, &#8230; <a href="http://www.brettcogburn.com/blog/10-question-interview-with-author-john-d-nesbitt/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Contest Winners &#8211; The Greatest Western Never Told!</title>
		<link>http://www.brettcogburn.com/blog/contest-winners-the-greatest-western-never-told/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greatest Western Never Told Flash Fiction Contest Winners There were so many great entries that judging this contest was tough.  In the end, High Hill Press and I narrowed the entries down to 39 winners who will be published in &#8230; <a href="http://www.brettcogburn.com/blog/contest-winners-the-greatest-western-never-told/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Greatest Western Never Told Writing Contest &#8211; sponsored by High Hill Press and Brett Cogburn</title>
		<link>http://www.brettcogburn.com/blog/the-greatest-western-never-told/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brettcogburn.com/blog/the-greatest-western-never-told/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 03:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here you go &#8211; the &#8220;why,&#8221; the &#8220;how,&#8221; the &#8220;what,&#8221; and the &#8220;what for,&#8221; about the greatest, latest writing contest to hit the web in, well, the last second or two&#8230; I&#8217;ve long wanted to write Western novels that could &#8230; <a href="http://www.brettcogburn.com/blog/the-greatest-western-never-told/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bang For Your Buck At WWA Convention, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just got back from attending the 2012 WWA Convention at Albuquerque, NM.  As usual, there were lots of great folks there, plenty of booze, a bit of history, and a never-ending supply of good conversation.  For those of you &#8230; <a href="http://www.brettcogburn.com/blog/bang-for-your-buck-at-wwa-convention-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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