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Giving Back to Holbrook
For years, the towns along the old Route 66 Highway in Arizona - Winslow, Kingman, Holbrook, Williams, Flagstaff, etc. - have survived,...
David Grassé
Oct 25, 20205 min read
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Reinvigorating the Mythology of the Old West
"What may transpire in this stagnant posture? Tradition multiplies where repetition reigns And the air smells of age..." - Faith and The...
David Grassé
Sep 21, 20204 min read
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What Not to Write About
Occasionally, while working on other projects, I will run across what seems an interesting person or topic. By way of example, there was...
David Grassé
Sep 7, 20202 min read
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Can Not Stop Writing,,,
The manuscripts are piling up here in the Grassé household waiting for the subsiding of Covid-19. First, there is the Augustine Chacón...
David Grassé
Aug 20, 20201 min read
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The Politicization of the Old West
Some might construe I dislike the old West due to my predilection, in my writing, for tearing down cherished legends. This would be a...
David Grassé
Jul 11, 20203 min read
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Compare and contrast
Most people probably take the State Seal of Arizona for granted. It is an image that appears of government vehicles, flags, websites,...
David Grassé
Jun 2, 20202 min read
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The West in Cinema
I am not fan of John Wayne films. I think the best film Wayne ever made was The Searchers, and even that ended poorly. The racist...
David Grassé
May 10, 20206 min read
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Principle of Parsimony
In 2001, Michael M. Hickey published a huge tome (496 pages) entitled John Ringo: The Final Hours : A Tale of the Old West. In this...
David Grassé
Apr 16, 20203 min read
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David Grassé
Apr 14, 20200 min read
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Excrementos dreck
When I first began researching my book on Augustine Chacón, I ran across an article, in a popular western history magazine, in which the...
David Grassé
Apr 9, 20203 min read
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Wyatt Earp, ad nauseum
I read recently that John Boessenecker has written a new book about Wyatt Earp. Be still my trembling heart. Just what we need - another...
David Grassé
Mar 22, 20202 min read
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Plague
Our esteemed town council, in reaction to the Covid 19 virus scare, closed the library I work at. At first they estimated the closure...
David Grassé
Mar 18, 20202 min read
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Priorities
As much as I have enjoyed working with The Oxbow Outfit and The Troupe, and meeting so many new and interesting people (and making some...
David Grassé
Mar 13, 20203 min read
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David Grassé
Mar 12, 20200 min read
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First Blog
I have finally joined the 21st Century. I have finally created an official website. This is all the content I have for the moment. Check...
David Grassé
Mar 12, 20201 min read
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