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Sunday, April 19, 2026

Remaking OREGON, HO! in prose and dialogue

Remaking "Oregon, Ho!" in prose and dialogue by Scott Norsworthy

DRAGOONED: Writing, talking, and rewriting like Herman Melville in "Scenes Beyond the Western Border" (1851-1853). Number 9.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Amigo Mio! DRAGOONED #8

Amigo mio! by Scott Norsworthy

Didn't you desert me on the eve of a snowstorm?

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Scenes in the West

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Conquest of New Mexico and California

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Philip St George Cooke (1809-1895)

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