Across the past 150 years of Western American history scholarship, dozens of authors have been inspired to research and write about mining in the...
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Tom Mix’s Last Sundown
This idol of millions spent his last evening on earth with old friends, old memories—but new hopes. And no Hollywood premiere was ever more dazzling...
A Deadly Duel at 500 Yards
Bass Reeves vs. Jim Webb The master of the long shot, indeed Based on the research of Art Burton June 15, 1884 Out on the Whiskey...
The Last Hurrah
General John “Black Jack” Pershing assigned the Apache scouts from the 10th and 11th cavalry the task of tracking Pancho Villa. (Enjuh! It is...
Custer Almost Kills Curtis
The New York Herald dubbed The North American Indian (TNAI) as the “most gigantic undertaking in the making of books since the King James edition of...
Bass Reeves Finally Gets His Due
Who was Bass Reeves? Historian Art Burton has spent much of his life on the trail of the elusive lawman’s life. Reeves’s life from slave to...
Rebel Yankees: The McCulloch Colts
When we think of Confederate revolvers we generally envision six guns like Leech & Rigdon, Spiller & Burr or the revolvers of the Dance...
Rolling the Dice!
Brian Lebel’s Old West Auctions have become known for showcasing, all at one event, the full range of objects available for collectors of the...
Shooting Back
King of the Cowboys I am writing to say how I loved the story “The Day Tom Mix Died.” Having only known parts of it, you and the Rosebrooks filled...
Truth Be Known
Old Vaquero Sayings “We die twice; the first time when our hearts cease to beat; the second time when our stories cease to be told.” Quotes “Go...
Full House
The Arizona Club, circa 1907, was one of the first permanent buildings in Las Vegas, Nevada. Located at 221 N. 1st Street on Block 16 in the heart...
Wyoming: Rodeos, Ranching and Rendezvous
Plan your trip now for summer fun in Wyoming. For some people the three R’s are reading, ’riting and ’rithmetic, but in Wyoming they are ranching,...