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"Lucky" Phineas Banning
A self-made man from his early teens, Phineas Banning was one of the most colorful, charismatic characters in the history of Southern...

Cheryl Anne Stapp
May 20, 20202 min read
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Pegleg's Lost Mine
Few things inflame men’s imaginations as the idea of a hidden fortune in gold— so the tale of Pegleg Smith and his lost gold mine has...

Cheryl Anne Stapp
Apr 1, 20202 min read
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Yankee Ships Capture Pacific Trade
Shortly after the close of the American Revolution, Boston whalers began navigating in California waters, hunting the prized sea otter....

Cheryl Anne Stapp
Oct 23, 20191 min read
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Pattie's Tall Tale
Are tall tales accepted as fact just because the story is published in a memoir—and therefore, “must be” true? Consider the smallpox...

Cheryl Anne Stapp
Oct 16, 20192 min read
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