Nestled on the slopes of the cone-shaped Cleopatra Hill, Jerome was once the third largest city in Arizona and the pride of the territory. She was a...
The Riches of Cleopatra Hill
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Articles
From Frontier Soldier to Peacemaking President
On March 4, 1869, a rather unlikely candidate took his oath of office as the eighteenth president of the United States. The image of Ulysses S....
A Running Fight
Jesse Evans and his gang acted like they were headed to Mexico in early July 1880. But it was a fake, trying to fool the law. The outlaws turn and...
History, Heritage and Hospitality
Saloons, pubs and hotels played a major role in shaping the West. While saloons generally weren’t the largest buildings in a town, they were the...
California Gold Camps
Those early California Gold camps with their boardwalks, muddy streets, false-front buildings and tent houses were as vivacious as their names...
What History Has Taught Me: Allen Polt
This issue’s Ulysses S. Grant cover was illustrated by Allen Polt, a portrait artist who lives in Oro Valley, Arizona, and shows his art at Settlers...
Who was Arizona Territory’s most Notorious Outlaw?
Who was Arizona Territory’s most notorious outlaw? Edwin Smith Phoenix, Arizona That’s a tough one. Some of the most famous, including John Ringo,...
Steamboats on the Missouri
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark took their Corps of Discovery expedition up the Missouri River using keelboats and pirogues that they poled and...
Western Events for May 2018
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West this May. Adventure Narrow Gauge Day Durango, CO, May 4: A celebration of the...
In Wine There Is Truth
The most celebrated duel in recent Western films wasn’t fought with guns or bowie knives, but words: in 1993’s Tombstone, Val Kilmer’s “Doc”...
DVD Review: 6 Bullets To Hell
When Billy Rogers (Crispian Belfrage) returns to his sun-blasted ranch to find his wife (Magda Rodriguez) raped and murdered, he vows revenge on...
Welcome to Southwest Montana
In Montana's southwest corner, breathtaking crags pierce the bluest sky you’ll ever see. Vast flocks of trumpeter swans splash down on the emerald...