The Icon is dead. Hear the sounds of sadness, relief and ... conflict. Glenn G. Boyer was the Icon, a nickname given to him by one of his admiring fans. For a number of years, the nickname was close to true; Boyer was the acknowledged expert on Wyatt Earp and company...until the walls came tumbling down. Boyer had first developed an intense interest in Wyatt and Tombstone when he was assigned to an Arizona base after joining the military in 1943. After his 1965 discharge, he befriended Wyatt

May 2013
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- The “Icon” is Dead
- What is Missouri outlaw Sam Hildebrand’s story?
- Triangle Canyon Shoot-Out
- Western movies frequently show someone “slappin’ hot iron on a wound.” Was this common?
- Bigfoot Stands Out
- Grand Hotels of the West
- McLintock! Memories
- May 2013 Events
- Andrew J. Fenady’s post-civil war reads
- Custer, Cody, and Grand Duke Alexis
- Lady at the O.K. Corral
- Came Men on Horses
- In the Shadow of Billy the Kid
- Crockett Hotel
- Peery Hotel
- Hotel Colorado
- Ambassador Hotel
- “Serious Cow People”
- Gold Hill Hotel
- Copper Queen Hotel
- Crescent Hotel & Spa
- The Apache Wars in Apache Words
- Hotel Alex Johnson
- Death on the Line
- Irma Hotel
- Hank Monk
- The Godfather of Gunleather
- Scoping Out Del Norte
- Remembering the Dakota War in Minnesota
- Main Street Dreams
- The Fighting Parson’s Fallout
- Summer Harvest Beer
- The Mexican Hat Dance
- Grapes vs. Rhubarbs?
- Patrick Hogan
- What can you tell me about nickel-plated revolvers in the Old West?
- Were the Molly Maguires ever active in the West?
- How many times was Marshal Matt Dillon shot on Gunsmoke?
- Central Texas Tales
- Rough Drafts 5/13