In your June 2013 gunfighter graves article, the marker for Liver-Eating Johnson reads “Johnston.” Which is correct?
Joe Yarchin
Mesa, Arizona
The question about whether the mountain man’s last name was Johnson or Johnston has come up a number of times. “All the vintage accounts had him as Johnson, and he often signed his name that way. However, he did sign it as Johnston on legal documents,” says Nathan Bender, former curator of the McCracken Research Library at the Buffalo Bil
November 2013
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- The Other Las Vegas
- John Goodwin
- November 2013 Events
- In Have Gun, Will Travel, what was Paladin’s first name?
- In your June 2013 gunfighter graves article, the marker for Liver-Eating Johnson reads “Johnston.” Which is correct?
- While watching Encore Westerns, I saw Bob Boze Bell’s True West Moments on Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves. Who was this lawman?
- How far could a good horse go during a posse chase of outlaws?
- How far did a wagon train travel in a typical day?
- How did Plains Indians carry water while on the move?
- Rough Drafts 11/13
- An Ace in the Hole
- Death by Shakespeare
- Remington Hits High Note
- Paydirt-It’s Still Out There!
- Modern-Day Treasure Hunt
- Sadie vs. Josie
- Wild Women of the West
- Soiled Doves
- The Vanity Plates of Footwear
- A Dinner to Remember
- On the Trail of Ancient Artists
- Delivering Justice
- Digging for Treasure
- 3:10 TO YUMA-Delmer Daves