In Montana’s southwest corner, breathtaking crags pierce the bluest sky you’ll ever see. Vast
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The more ammunition you give a soldier, the more he’ll use!” Despite their continued post-war use of
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Welcome to Southwest Montana Dig a little deeper and explore a little further— in Southwest Montana, nothing but big skies and open trails lie ahead. (sponsored)
In Montana’s southwest corner, breathtaking crags pierce the bluest sky you’ll ever see. Vast flocks of trumpeter …
U.S. Cavalry’s First Bolt-Action Carbine The single-shot trapdoor Springfield wasn’t the only carbine used by the cavalry during the Indian Wars, several repeaters were also used—including America’s first bolt gun.
The more ammunition you give a soldier, the more he’ll use!” Despite their continued post-war use of the seven-shot Spen…
SS California: Shipping for Gold The steamship California blazed a path to the California gold fields.
The SS California was launched in May 1848. It had been on the drawing boards for some time, and government subsidies helped make it possible. It (a…
Mountain Men, Mules and Miners Trinidad, Colorado, celebrates its Old West heritage with gusto every day.
No one could confuse life in this peaceful Southern Colorado town of 8,000 on the Purgatoire River with the razzmatazz o…
How Were Stagecoach Robberies Usually Executed?
How were stagecoach robberies usually executed? Phillip Payne Scottsdale, Arizona Most stagecoach robberies were done on foot, usually on a slope wher…
Studio Props? Geronimo-Chatto photos spark controversy.
Our February issue sharing how history should view Chatto, in John Sandifer’s “Apache Traitor or Hero?” article, has spa…
Death for Dilda Cold-blooded killer Dennis Dilda meets justice.
In 1885, Dennis Dilda was running a farm in Yavapai County, Arizona Territory. A man named Jenkins was also living there…
Clash of the Mad Madams Alice Abbott vs Etta Clark.
April 18, 1886 The beautiful Bessie Colvin is fed up. After a year of arguing over “extracurricular activities” and bad…
Studio Props? Geronimo-Chatto photos spark controversy.
A Belle of Old Fort Sumner An unpublished manuscript by Walter Noble Burns offers revelations to the biographer’s groundbreaking account of outlaw Billy the Kid’s life.
The Cup Spinning Sequence A behind-the-scenes look at the famous “Doc” Holliday scene from 1993’s Tombstone.
When then-Director Kevin Jarre first spoke to Val Kilmer about the gun-twirling, cup-spinning scene in 1993’s Tombstone, the actor who played John H. …
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