I must confess that investigating history (the process, not the column) can be a big undertaking—but sometimes it’s a simple matter of asking a question. Case in point: Ben Kilpatrick, alias the Tall Texan, who rode with Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch around the turn of the 20th century. Back in January, several of us were involved in an e-mail discussion abo

April 2010
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- One Against 76
- The Dalles, Oregon
- Chris Enss
- On the Trading Post Trail
- A Mind-Boggling Casa of History
- A Modern Stagecoach Adventure
- John Wayne’s Six-Gun Clone
- Digging Up San Jacinto
- A Tall Order?
- 83 Must-See True West Destinations
- The Cheesy Old West
- Eye Tech in the Old West
- Double D Ranch: Western Boho with a Gypsy Soul
- Valuable Vaqueros
- I’ve heard that Indians plundered the bodies of dead soldiers after the Little Bighorn battle.
- What is the consensus as to the time frame of the Old West?
- My husband’s great uncle was Frank Wheeler.
- The Top 10 Western Movies
- Saddle scabbards for rifles seem to have three locations:
- Did Wyatt Earp have any children?
- What hat styles were popular with the early Texas Rangers?