“Persistence is a drug that delivers strength, but it also dulls our sense of reality. My last thought before falling asleep was… — Rinker Buck Falling asleep Copy Share Image
“All the heroes had crew cuts, platinum-blond wives and drove Corvettes. The media was devoted to this cult of innocence.” — Rinker Buck Cult Copy Share Image
“The 1836 Whitman-Spalding covered wagon train was the first to go beyond the Rockies and complete the Oregon Trail.” — Rinker Buck Fitness Copy Share Image
“Now I knew a little bit more about how the pioneers felt as they embarked for the West. It was my jumping-off… — Rinker Buck Pioneers Copy Share Image
“Scholars have now concluded that Buffalo Bill’s famous ride never happened, and in fact he was not a Pony Express rider at… — Rinker Buck Copy Share Image
“Cody was a classic résumé-bloater, a braggart impresario who prospered by exploiting the gullibility of the American people, most of whom are… — Rinker Buck American people Copy Share Image
“The cops of America are poster-boys of low self-esteem. Their uniforms, silly hats, and sparkling patent leather girdles freighted down with shiny… — Rinker Buck Cops Copy Share Image
“The exodus across the plains in the fifteen years before the Civil War, when more than 400,000 pioneers made the trek between… — Rinker Buck Civil war Copy Share Image
“During the trail years, reaching Independence Rock aroused a kind of collective, Paleolithic carving gene, a powerful urge among the pioneers to… — Rinker Buck Copy Share Image
