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Mountain Men, Mules and Miners

by Leo W. Banks | Apr 17, 2018

No one could confuse life in this peaceful Southern Colorado town of 8,000 on the Purgatoire River with the razzmatazz of Hollywood. But they do...

How Were Stagecoach Robberies Usually Executed?

by | Apr 17, 2018

How were stagecoach robberies usually executed? Phillip Payne Scottsdale, Arizona Most stagecoach robberies were done on foot, usually on a slope...

Studio Props?

by TW Editors | Apr 16, 2018

Our February issue sharing how history should view Chatto, in John Sandifer’s “Apache Traitor or Hero?” article, has sparked an interesting...

Death for Dilda

by Mark Boardman | Apr 16, 2018

In 1885, Dennis Dilda was running a farm in Yavapai County, Arizona Territory. A man named Jenkins was also living there; Dilda killed him for no...

Clash of the Mad Madams

by Bob Boze Bell | Apr 13, 2018

April 18, 1886 The beautiful Bessie Colvin is fed up. After a year of arguing over “extracurricular activities” and bad accounting, the star...

Forgotten Jim Flynn

by Mark Boardman | Apr 13, 2018

Jim Flynn is a forgotten man in Old West history, for the most part. But on January 17, 1882, he pulled off a major feat by arresting three big...

Double the Stagecoach Robbery Treasure

by Mark Boardman | Apr 13, 2018

On August 30, 1882, a couple of masked robbers found a way to maximize their efforts. They held up the Black Canyon stagecoach that was traveling...

Building Your Western Library: Kip Stratton

by Kip Stratton | Apr 12, 2018

W.K. (Kip) Stratton has deep roots in the West. He was born in Guthrie, Oklahoma, the son of a rodeo cowboy from Denver and a woman whose forebears...

Teddy Roosevelt’s “Cowboy Cavalry” The Rough Riders

by | Apr 12, 2018

During time of war, special volunteer groups have always captured the fancy of the American public, often to the chagrin of regular military units,...