There seems to be some confusion as to when belt loops first came into use. The hot summer of 1893 drove men to give up their braces and opt for...
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What History Has Taught Me: John Farkis
John Farkis was born in Allen Park, Michigan, downriver from Detroit. After earning a business degree at Eastern Michigan University in 1972, he...
A Strange Choice
George Bravin became a Cochise County (AZ) lawman in 1894, when he was 36. He quickly garnered respect—although his choice of deputies was a bit...
Leo the African Lion’s Arizona Adventure – Part 1: The Take Off
In September, 1927 MGM Studios decided to send their new mascot, a 350-lb. African Lion on a goodwill trip by airplane to New York City. They hired...
Were any Handwriting Comparisons made Between the Notes and Known Samples of Horn’s Handwriting?
Tom Horn left threatening notes on the doors of alleged rustlers in the Montana/Wyoming region. Were any handwriting comparisons made between the...
Overkill!
It is a warm, muggy morning, as Clyde Barrow drives his stolen V-8 Ford towards Methvin’s place, which is a twenty-minute drive from Gibsland,...
Best of the West 2019: Western Movies
Ever since The Virginian, Owen Wister’s genre-defining Western novel, female characters have traditionally been portrayed as the civilizers. Even...
The Best of the Texas Rangers in Fiction
Martin Scorsese once said, “More than 90 percent of directing is the right casting.” Lonesome Dove is the greatest Western miniseries—no, to hell...
Christmas Road Trip
After Pat Garrett and his posse successfully captured Billy the Kid and three members of his gang at a place called Stinking Springs, Garrett then...
Best of the West 2019: Western Wear
Growing up in Southern California, we had two Western wear stores within a few miles of our home: King’s Western Wear in Van Nuys and Nudie’s...
Boom Town Belles in the Old West
What kind of reception did the traveling sideshows or circuses or drama/theater groups receive? Were any of these financially successful? They were...
The Best of the Texas Rangers in Photos
There are many, many iconic images of the Texas Rangers, but here are my 12 favorites and why. By: Bob Alexander Best Texas Ranger books by...