Robert Spiegelman

Robert Spiegelman

Bob Spiegelman has been a freelance author and film producer, screenwriter, project-developer, multimedia advisor, research director and story consultant on a growing array of film, museum and multimedia projects.

Buffalo Wars

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By 1874, the year of the Adair’s western safari, the industrial pace of the buffalo slaughter posed their extinction. As demand back East escalated and expert hunters descended en masse, this imperiled all Plains Indian societies dependent on the herds. Fully aware of these predations - especially the accumulation and fire sale of hides - many Commanche, Kiowa and Cheyenne bands bolted from “their” Oklahoma/”Indian Territory” reservations. The Army was soon dispatched under commanders like Colonels Nelson A. Miles and Ranald “Bad Hand” Mackenzie to force them back.

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JA Ranch survey

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Historic American Buildings Survey, Creator. J A Ranch Headquarters, Paloduro, Armstrong County, TX. Armstrong County Paloduro Texas, 1933. Documentation C...