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Matthew Kerns
Apr 23, 20232 min read
Press Release - Chattanooga Author Matthew Kerns Accepts Literary Prize at Star-Studded Awards Cerem
Chattanooga Author Matthew Kerns Accepts Literary Prize at Star-Studded Awards Ceremony Oklahoma City, OK - Matthew Kerns, a Chattanooga...
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Matthew Kerns
Apr 20, 202317 min read
2023 Western Heritage Awards
I always question if I can pull off a cowboy hat. I'm not a Westerner. I'm a Southern boy, born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I...
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Matthew Kerns
Apr 19, 20231 min read
Part 6 - Texas Jack: Legends of the Old West
Episode 6 of 6 of the Texas Jack podcast series I wrote for Legends of the Old West. Also available on Spotify: And Apple: All of the...
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Matthew Kerns
Apr 12, 20231 min read
Part 5 - Texas Jack: Legends of the Old West
Episode 5 of 6 of the Texas Jack podcast series I wrote for Legends of the Old West. Also available on Spotify: And Apple: All of the...
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Matthew Kerns
Apr 8, 20231 min read
Western Heritage Awards Live Stream
https://wranglernetwork.com/events/western-heritage-awards/ The Western Heritage Awards, presented by the National Cowboy and Western...
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Matthew Kerns
Apr 5, 20231 min read
Part 4 - Texas Jack: Legends of the Old West
Episode 4 of 6 of the Texas Jack podcast series I wrote for Legends of the Old West. Also available on Spotify: And Apple: All of the...
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Matthew Kerns
Apr 4, 20232 min read
First Broadway Review
On March 31, 1873, after three months of touring and stops in 31 different cities, the Scouts of the Prairie starring Texas Jack, Buffalo...
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Matthew Kerns
Mar 29, 20231 min read
Part 3 - Texas Jack: Legends of the Old West
Episode 3 of 6 of the Texas Jack podcast series I wrote for Legends of the Old West. Also available on Spotify: And Apple: All of the...
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Matthew Kerns
Mar 22, 20231 min read
Part 2 - Texas Jack: Legends of the Old West
Episode 2 of 6 of the Texas Jack podcast series I wrote for Legends of the Old West. Also available on Spotify: And Apple: All of the...
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Matthew Kerns
Mar 22, 202313 min read
The Murder of Tip Vincent
1950 On May 11th, 1950, a work crew in Rawlins, Wyoming, excavated a lot to lay the foundations for the new Rawlins National Bank on the...
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Matthew Kerns
Mar 17, 20231 min read
Part 1 - Texas Jack: Legends of the Old West
Episode 1 of 6 of the Texas Jack podcast series I wrote for Legends of the Old West. Also available on Spotify: And Apple: All of Legends...
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Matthew Kerns
Mar 14, 20234 min read
AI Art
"Artificial intelligence" has become increasingly ubiquitous in the modern world, and its influence on the art world is no exception. AI...
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Matthew Kerns
Mar 6, 20232 min read
Press Release: Author Matthew Kerns wins both Spur & Western Heritage Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Author Matthew Kerns Wins Both Spur Award and Western Heritage Award for "Texas Jack Takes an Encore" in Wild West...
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Matthew Kerns
Mar 5, 20233 min read
Spur Award 2023
https://westernwriters.org/2023/03/wwa-announces-2023-spur-awards/ It is with great pride that I announce my article "Texas Jack Takes an...
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Matthew Kerns
Feb 27, 20231 min read
Bygone Nebraska (July 14 1968)
This illustration of Giuseppina Morlacchi and Texas Jack comes from the July 14, 1968 issue of the Omaha Sunday World-Herald newspaper.
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Matthew Kerns
Feb 22, 20232 min read
Western Heritage Award 2023
https://nationalcowboymuseum.org/collections/awards/wha/texas-jack-takes-an-encore/ Proud and humbled that the National Cowboy & Western...
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Matthew Kerns
Feb 9, 20232 min read
Morlacchi in Louisville
From the February 26, 1870 edition of the Louisville, Kentucky, Courier-Journal: The public have read Morlacchi's advertisement in...
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Matthew Kerns
Jan 3, 202315 min read
Arrest of Ned Buntline
From the Missouri Democrat, Friday, December 27, 1872. ARREST OF NED BUNTLINE. The Charges Over Twenty Years Old. Buffalo Bill and Texas...
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Matthew Kerns
Dec 30, 20222 min read
The Scouts in Cincinnati
From the Cincinnati Times and Chronicle, Monday, December 30, 1872: INDIAN SLAYERS ON OUR STREETS They Pay Their Respects to the Press...
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