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Allen Barra

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Allen Barra writes for the Wall Street Journal, Salon.com, The Daily Beast and TheAtlantic.com. He is the author of several books.
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Inside History

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By Mark Boardman, William Groneman III, Lynda Sanchez, Allen Barra
| True West Magazine Verified
A look back at the legendary Texas cowboy who transformed the American Southwest   He almost single- handedly created the cattle industry, invented the chuck wagon, was an innovator for modern irrigation, helped save the buffalo from potential extinction, fought Indians, befriended Indians, scouted the plains, hauled freight, hanged rustlers, saved lives, kept his promises,...
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Frontier Colossus

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By Allen Barra, Mark Boardman, Lynda Sanchez, Steve Friesen
| True West Magazine Verified
A look back at the legendary Texas cowboy who transformed the American Southwest He almost single- handedly created the cattle industry, invented the chuck wagon, was an innovator for modern irrigation, helped save the buffalo from potential extinction, fought Indians, befriended Indians, scouted the plains, hauled freight, hanged rustlers, saved lives, kept his promises, founded the first ranch on the Texas Panhandle, is considered by some to have been the first Landman, and posthumously...
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The World’s Most Famous Tune Is Cinco de Mayo’s Theme Song

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By Allen Barra
| NewsBreak
Do we have a favorite song , one that could be said to express our deepest emotions of love and longing? One that appeals to listeners of all popular music, from rock, country, jazz, salsa, reggae, and K-pop? According to one German journalist writing in 2004, there is one song that is “the most played, most sung, most listened to, most recorded, most varied song in world history.” There’s a lot of “most” packed into that sentence, but “La Paloma” checks all the boxes.
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