What are the origins of the Code of the West? Ronnie Bishop Tulsa, Oklahoma The “Code of the West” was born with the silver screen cowboys. It was...
What are the Origins of the Code of the West?
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He Got Clipped
Ferd Patterson was a sporting man who plied his trade primarily in the Pacific Northwest in the years around the Civil War. He also cultivated a...
Prehistoric Americans and Science
Recently I was asked why prehistoric peoples, those who were here before the arrival of the Europeans, weren’t more accomplished in the field of...
Canyon Springs Ambush
September 26, 1878 The Monitor stage rolls out of Deadwood at seven in the morning. On the box is “Big Gene” Barnett handling the ribbons and next...
Zwing Hunt
According to Cochise County Deputy Sheriff, Billy Breakenridge, Zwing Hunt was one of the worst outlaws in that hell-for-leather county. He came...
What History Has Taught Me: Walter Hill
Walter Hill, well-known for his Westerns, is making his recording debut at the age of 77. Hill wrote and narrated The Cowboy Iliad, the story of a...
Deadwood Déjà Vu
"It’s Doc Cochran’s office—I’m sure of it! And there’s the Bella Union!” Over a decade after HBO’s Deadwood had left the air, fans attending the...
Greenbacks
The question came up a while back from a reader wanting to know when paper money started being used by the common man instead of gold and silver...
The Old Pueblo’s Historic Cuisine
When pioneers settled Tucson, Arizona, in the 1800s many ate in hotels, boardinghouses or restaurants that reflected the times and trends. Items...
Discover Something New About the Old West in this summer’s Western fiction
As much as we all appreciate the educational value a meticulously researched, fact-filled history book, there’s much to be said for the pure...
Which Hanks Did They Kill?
Wild Bunch member O.C. “Camilla” Hanks was almost the victim of mistaken identity when he died. Hanks—also known as “Deaf Charley”—was on the run...
Calamity Jane: The Devil in Buckskins
The year 1876 proved the turning point in Calamity Jane Canary’s career. It began with two quick trips to the Black Hills with Gen. George Crook and...