The Espinosa family lived in southern Colorado in the 1850s and ‘60s. It’s not clear exactly why, but they declared war against Anglos and Mexicans...
Tracking Down the Killers
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Suckers on the Strip
Louis Mueller always said both Sooners and Suckers participated in the 1893 Cherokee Strip Land Run, and my impression was that he put himself in...
Shoot the Chief
Harry Love is best known for tracking down California outlaw Joaquin Murrieta. But he had other adventures. After a stint in the army, in the late...
The Queen’s Revenge
“Queen Ann Bassett” was a rancher in the Brown’s Park area of northwest Colorado. In 1900, her fiancé, Matt Rash, was assassinated by Tom Horn as...
Tom “Peg Leg” Smith
Peg Leg Smith, ranks right up there with America's legendary mountain men, including Bill Williams, Jim Bridger, Kit Carson, Joe Walker, Jed Smith...
Tombstone Thunderbird
The most celebrated Thunderbird encounter took place in 1890, on the desert sands of what was then the Arizona Territory. Two cowboys had a bizarre...
What History Has Taught Me: Russell True
Russell True inherited the White Stallion Ranch, homesteaded in 1936 as a cattle ranch in Tucson, Arizona, from his parents, Allen and Cynthia. The...
The First Arizona Rangers
During the years following the creation of the Arizona Territory in 1863 and the gold discoveries the clashes between the Indians and the whites...
Western Events for April 2018
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West this April. Adventure 1836 Chuckwagon Race Neches, TX, April 13-22: Watch wagon...
Hostiles is Deeply Felt
Hostiles is a deeply felt story, peopled by soldiers, American Indians and civilians who express their feelings with utmost caution. Despite the...
The Orphan Trains
Between 1854 and 1929 an estimated 200,000 homeless, abandoned or orphaned children were placed by eastern charity institutions like the Sisters of...
Classic Western Tale
Anyone who loves Charles Portis’s style of writing in True Grit, or readers ready to fall in love with a great yarn well told, should look no...