The other day a friend asked me if I thought the Earp’s were pivotal figures in settling the west or the towns they policed. My first response was,...
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Old Wrist-Breaker
The U.S. Cavalry’s first official-issue saber—the Model 1833, although graceful and handsome, was disliked by the troops. Considered altogether too...
The Reckless Frolics of Curly Bill Brocius
The outlaws of Cochise County during the 1880s were a reckless breed and the fact that Curly Bill was one of their leaders says something of his...
Deadwood’s Al Swearingen
The night shall be filled with music, and the cares that infest the day shall fold up their tents… and…silently steal away. Such is the case when...
Outhouses In Hotels
Did all western hotels have outhouses and pots under the bed or did any have some kind of indoor accommodations other than the chamber pot? How many...
Out Here, the Land has a Story to Tell
In Southeast Montana, panoramic landscapes intertwine with the rich history of the Old West offering epic adventures in discovery and an authentic...
Did the Punitive Expedition influence the start of the Immigration and Naturalization Service/U.S. Border Patrol?
Did the Punitive Expedition influence the start of the Immigration and Naturalization Service/U.S. Border Patrol? Dustin Smith Sahuarita, Arizona...
Pushing His Luck
Late December 1883. Gambler Newt Boyce was wreaking havoc in Caldwell, KS (photo). Boyce was on a bender and became violent, wounding some people...
Bullock: No Bull
Seth Bullock. The name is pretty much synonymous with Deadwood and law enforcement. You can picture him in your mind—or at least, you can see actor...
A Change of Heart
Fall 1878. Twenty-one-year-old Henry Brown took a job as a lawman in Tascosa, TX. It’s a bit of a change. He’d just finished a stint as one of Billy...
George Catlin Paints the West
In 1830 lawyer George Catlin packed a case with pencils and paper, paint and brushes, and went to St. Louis where he met with William Clark, then...
The Sole Survivor
Henry Brown is known as a pal of Billy the Kid, marshal of Caldwell, KS, and a robber killed by a lynch mob in 1884. He wrote a last letter to his...