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  • Jack Franks "Bridles" at Dennis Miller's Suggestion of Term Limits Flowerwood Loses a Customer over Towing Policy - A Drama in Five Scenes & Epilogue - Part

    McHenry County Blog 2009

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    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Administration Bridles at Bar on Contractors 2009

  • Known thereafter as “Bloody Bridles” Waite, he terrified conservatives with his threats to coin state money for Colorado, to lead the silver states out of the Union—and if need be, invade the East with an armed body of Populist cavalry.

    THE AMERICAN WEST DEE BROWN 2007

  • Thousands of unemployed drifted into Denver, and when Governor “Bloody Bridles” Waite attempted to provide food and shelter, he became involved in a dispute with Denver city officials.

    THE AMERICAN WEST DEE BROWN 2007

  • “Bloody Bridles” Waite, the fiery Populist governor of Colorado, invited them into his state.

    THE AMERICAN WEST DEE BROWN 2007

  • The only Shulman that comes to mind is the co-author of 'Of Bridles and Burnings: The Punishment of Women', I only remember this because, when the book went to paperback a few years later, the 'Punishment of Women' was removed from the title, in order to precure a more sales-friendly title.

    THE TEMPTRESS by Sandra Shulman (Paperback Library 1971) 2007

  • Nine of the company's 10 best-selling scarves, including 1957's Brides de Gala (Gala Bridles, the all-time best-seller) and 1963's Astrologie (favorite of fashion designers), were made on Robert Dumas's watch.

    From Hermes to Eternity Jacobs, Laura 2007

  • We had magnificent Curb Bridles to two or three of the Mules; the rest were guided by Haltars, and there was an Halter as well as a Curb Bridle to each of the others.

    John Adams autobiography, part 3, "Peace," 1779-1780 1961

  • Sharpsburgh and brought 3 blind Bridles which Kritzer mended and left one with Smith to have repaired.

    Ferry Hill Plantation journal : January 4, 1838-January 15, 1839, 1961

  • Bridles and bits were at length introduced, but many centuries elapsed before anything that could be called a saddle was used.

    The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses P. R. Kincaid

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