An Epic Journey of Faith A history of the Mormon handcart pioneers, a new volume on Western film, a challenge to Chisholm Trail history, a Big Nose Kate novel and a story of frontier life on the Cherokee Nation.
America is a nation of immigrants and in the 19th century, immigrants crossed seas and continents to start their lives a…
The Yuma Territorial Prison Outlaws, escapes and its institutional reputation.
When Arizona was still a young territory, lawbreakers were usually confined in a jail in the sheriff’s office. However, …
From Vendetta Rider to Inmate Dan Tipton hit the height and depths in his life.
Dan Tipton was a friend of Wyatt Earp and a member of the Vendetta Ride that went after the killers of Morgan Earp in 1882. In 1883, he likely was a m…
Get Your Kicks! Load up the car and get Western on ten scenic historic highway tours across the region this summer.
In 1927, the first Route 66 signs were posted from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, and the legend of the…
The In-law was an Outlaw Clint Barkley—feudist, killer and more.
Clint Barkley, alias Bill Bowen, was an in-law of Texas feudists the Horrells. He was arrested in Lampasas, TX in March 1873 for illegally carrying a …
What are the Origins of the Code of the West?
What are the origins of the Code of the West? Ronnie Bishop Tulsa, Oklahoma The “Code of the West” was born with the sil…
He Got Clipped Gunman Ferd Patterson got more than a haircut in a WA barber shop.
Ferd Patterson was a sporting man who plied his trade primarily in the Pacific Northwest in the years around the Civil W…
Prehistoric Americans and Science The scientific accomplishments of Native Americans.
Recently I was asked why prehistoric peoples, those who were here before the arrival of the Europeans, weren’t more acco…
Deadwood Déjà Vu After a 13-year hiatus, the cast and crew re-team to finish the tale.
Calamity Jane: The Devil in Buckskins The summer of 1876 remains the legendary wild woman of the West’s defining season.
Deadwood’s Al Swearingen The rise and fall of the notorious purveyor of sin and his infamous saloon.
The night shall be filled with music, and the cares that infest the day shall fold up their tents… and…silently steal away. Such is the case when the …
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