So what motivated Carrie Nation to attack saloons with an axe? A message from God, delivered on June 5, 1900, according to her autobiography.
“The words, ‘Go to Kiowa [KS],’ were spoken in a murmuring, musical tone, low and soft, but ‘I'll stand by you,’ was very clear, positive and emphatic. I was impressed with a great inspiration, the interpretation was very plain, it was this: ‘Take so

June 2004
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- In a Land of Extremes
- Cowboy Up America
- The Buffalo Hunt
- Beyond Custer Hill
- If Johnny Ringo had participated in the famous O.K. Corral gunfight, what do you think the outcome would have been?
- My favorite license plate is Wyoming’s. Can you tell me about its bucking horse logo?
- Are there real bodies buried in Tombstone, Arizona’s Boot Hill? I’ve heard the markers are fake.
- Down to the Last Moccasin
- Phippen Art Museum
- Long-Guns of the Gunfighters
- One Handsome Gun
- Forging a Road to Zion
- Texas True
- Ruxton’s Trading Post
- In the Eye of the Beholder
- Boot Scootin’ Boogie
- Donaldina Cameron
- Bombs Over Texas