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March 2004

From the Blog

The Apache Kid Escapes
Two lawmen die in the incident. November 2, 1889. Two lawmen are transferring nine prisoners–including the Apache Kid (photo)–from Globe,… Read more: The Apache Kid Escapes
A Brother’s Vengeance
Will McLaury joins the OK Corral prosecution. November 4, 1881. Texas lawyer Will McLaury–the brother of Tom and Frank McLaury–is… Read more: A Brother’s Vengeance
The Jailing of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday
A big moment in the OK Corral hearing. November 7, 1881–day eight of the OK Corral hearing. Judge Wells Spicer… Read more: The Jailing of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday

Features

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Stamp-ede!

David A. Norris

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It Ain’t Really Him! . . . Or is it?

Robert G. McCubbin

Western Books & Movies

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The Truth about Hidalgo

Jana Bommersbach

Man Afraid of His Wife

D.L. Birchfield

More In This Issue

When did the Army go from blue uniforms to O.D. (Olive Drab) uniforms?

I’ve wondered how people in the Old West washed their hair. Did they make their own shampoo?

When Gunsmoke’s Marshal Dillon, Doc or Festus visited Miss Kitty’s to have a beer and a steak, would they have been presented with a choice of cuts? And by the way, just what was a “grub steak?”

Did Sheriff Pat Garrett and Wyatt Earp ever meet or have any professional communication? They lived and became famous in the same year. Their jurisdictions were not that far apart, neither in distance nor in time.

Was Buffalo Bill awarded the Medal of Honor?

Do you know who made the cross pistols holster rig worn by Curly Bill in the film Tombstone?

Was there ever such a thing as a Buntline Special (12-inch barrel Colt)? If so, do any exist? In this country, they seem to exist only in men’s minds.

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Storyteller of the Native American

Meghan Saar

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Elkhorn Ranch

R.G. Robertson

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Eating His Weight in Democrats

Jana Bommersbach

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Trail Ride Couture

Corinne Brown

Paying Tribute to the Man in Black

Johnny D. Boggs

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Dodging Fakes

Jana Bommersbach

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Four Rivers Cultural Center

Meghan Saar

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Gun that Killed Jesse James Sets Record

Meghan Saar

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Ambush at Guadalupe Pass

Bob Boze Bell

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Morris Publishing

R.G. Robertson

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Ancient Pueblo Culture Comes Alive

Johnny D. Boggs

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Hidalgo’s Hardware

Phil Spangenberger

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Vera’s Life in the Circus was a Zoo

Jana Bommersbach

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Esther Morris

Jana Bommersbach