William Groneman III, born and raised in New York City as a member of the Baby Boomer generation, grew up on a steady diet of Western television shows and films. Walt Disney’s Davy Crockett series of the early 1950s sparked his interest in the frontier hero and the battle of the Alamo.
He has written a number of books related to the Alamo, among them are Eyewitness to the Alamo, David Crockett—Hero of the Common Man and Death of a Legend—the Myth and Mystery of Davy Crockett’s Death at

October 2017
In This Issue:
Features
Western Books & Movies
More In This Issue
- Did “Buffalo Bill” Cody Ever Ride for the Pony Express?
- Western Events for October 2017
- Jack Swilling’s Arizona Adventures: Part II
- Jack Swilling’s Arizona Adventures: Part I
- The Serendipitous Birth of Blue Jeans
- The Old West in the Ozarks
- From Blood Brother to Broken Arrow
- The True Roots History of the Kansas Jayhawks
- Restaurateur Ike Clanton
- Chunk Colbert’s Deadly Grudge
- Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Ladies
- Tom Bullocks Railroad
- Alberta’s Ghost Train
- The Wretched Newspaper War
- Pancho Villa Pt. III: The Fall of Pancho Villa
- One Way to Save the Ranch
- Pancho Villa Pt. II: The Rise to Power
- The Teacher and the Badmen
- The Saga of Pancho Villa Pt. I
- They Headed Them North
- Mangas Coloradas’ Undue Fate
Departments
- What History Has Taught Me: Ron Lesser
- What Pistol did “Wild Bill” Hickok use to Kill Davis Tutt in 1865?
- Lords of the West
- “¡No Tire en la Casa!”
- Did Outlaws Shoot Locks Off Strongboxes?
- Did Old West Gunmen Wear Armor?
- What Are Needle Guns?
- Californios’ Legal Hero
- Buffalo Bill’s Saddle Pals
- Where was the Fort Located at Fort Collins, Colorado?
- Senior Citizens to the Rescue
- Did Wyatt Earp Live in the House Where the Statue Stands at the Corner of Fremont and First Streets?