Nebraska History
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Topic: Nebraska History
Posted By: HD6GTOM
Subject: Nebraska History
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2020 at 11:12am
| Anybody interested in Nebraska history ought to pick up the book - Bad Men & Bad Towns - by Wayne C Lee. It starts when Nebraska was a territory and goes thru early statehood. I am only about 1/2 was through it, it's dog gone interesting. |
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Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2020 at 11:22am
| So far I haven't found anything about anyone lynching ol you know who.🤣 |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2020 at 1:00pm
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Bet some of his ancestors are mentioned in book though. Always liked local history, especially if it was about someone in my family. Great uncle on Mom's side fought with Teddy Roosevelt at San Juan Hill. From some of the tales I heard from older family members he and most of his brothers loved a good fight. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2020 at 1:10pm
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Were the winter snow problems tied to that area back then to? ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2020 at 1:31pm
| Probably, it's probably a family thing |
Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2020 at 1:33pm
| Yes it mentions a couple of winters where people froze to death, homes being destroyed because of high winds and snow drifting inside the roof less homes. |
Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2020 at 5:57pm
And no shortage of front deck kitchens.  ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: HaroldOmaha
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2020 at 9:37pm
| My dentist came from a Minnesota farm. He said when the winter winds blew, the linoleum flapped on the floor. |
Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2020 at 9:04am
| I finished the book last night. It is amazing how many guys were in trouble with the law and escaped, and amazing how far some of the law enforcement people went to capture some of these guys concidering the mode of transportation back then. Not one word about old shameless. |
Posted By: Dennis(IA)
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2020 at 9:43am
| Sounds good, I will have to go to the Indianola library and see if they have it. |