The Johnson-Sims Feud: Romeo and Juliet, West Texas Style (University of North Texas Press, $24.95), by Bill O’Neal, features as the star-crossed lovers, the children of major cattle ranchers who see their marriage turn sour—and deadly.The pistol-packin’ Juliet helps kill her not-so-soul mate, his pals seek revenge and the body count rises. Nobody comes off looking good, except for Texas Ranger Frank Hamer, who rescues (and marries) our heroine. Like the Bard, O’Neal has a way with words

October 2010
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- Uno, Dos, Tres!
- Cowgirl 101 in Apache Country
- Uberti’s Wild West
- Trailing Alfred Jacob Miller in the West
- A Crotchety Cowboy Mentor
- The Tunstalls Return
- Exploding Ginger Snaps?
- Too Much Sun
- Outerwear Out West
- Celebration of Non-Indian, Indian Art
- C.M. Russell’s Illustrated Colt
- Mike Scovel
- Fort Davis, Texas
- What does “kack” refer to?
- Who is the namesake of Allen Street in Tombstone, Arizona?
- Did most Old West saloons have swinging doors?
- Were the Yaqui Indians the most fearsome warrior tribe?
- Were Hickok’s 1851 Navy Colts plated?
- What can you tell me about the eight-gauge shotgun in Streets of Laredo?
- Who was the first American to map the Columbia River Basin?
- Forget The Alamo