Replica sixguns that harken back to the percussion conversions from Colt. Cartridge-firing sixguns did not evolve overnight. Of the three major manufacturers in the last century, Colt and Remington started with cap-n-ball, later switching to cartridge-firing sixguns. Smith & Wesson began producing...

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Torrential rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin left at least six people dead in Oklahoma, and led to dozens of harrowing high-water rescues. One survivor on Monday described how she was plucked from a flooded pickup truck only to fall from the rescue...

Actress Mala Powers, who played Roxanne to Jose Ferrer's "Cyrano de Bergerac" and starred in other films of the 1940s and 1950s, has died. She was 76.Powers died Monday of complications from leukemia at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, according to actress Kim...

In the following favorable review of Cimarron, the critic explores the character of Yancy Cravat and applauds the portrayal of pioneer life in the Oklahoma territory.

In the following mixed review of Cimarron, Vestal suggests that while the novel is historically inaccurate, it is nonetheless true to the "spirit" of the region.

In the following review, the critic favorably assesses the characters and themes of Cimarron.