Father de Smet built the first permanent settlement in Montana. It took the Salish Indians of Montana nearly three decades to acquire a Catholic...
The Indians and the Jesuit
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Shooting Back
Our readers remind us of the variables and vagaries of historic truths, “well-established” facts, headlines and historical photographs. Historic...
They Showed me a Good Time
Last May I had the privilege of visiting a whole slew of Jesse James history sites in the great state of Missouri. Thanks to the knowledge and...
Truth Be Known
Old Vaquero Sayings “Before you give up, think of the reason you held on so long.” Quotes “My favorite state has not yet been invented. It will be...
Yosemite Village
In 1867, photographer Eadweard J. Muybridge traveled with his large-format camera to Mariposa, California, to photograph Yosemite. During the trip,...
What History Has Taught Me with Mike Cox
Journalist, Author, Historian Mike Cox is the author of more than 40 nonfiction books—including five on the Texas Rangers. In 2022 he was listed in...
Tunstall, Sabers and the Big Die-Off
Who was in the posse that killed John Tunstall? Neal Hathaway (Durango, Colorado) On February 18, 1878, a “posse” deputized by Lincoln County...
Punch Your Ticket!
Escape to America’s favorite heritage railway towns from coast to coast for adventure and fun for all ages. Amtrak serves 500 American...
Cheyenne, Wyoming
A ‘Hell on Wheels’ town with a rowdy rodeo welcomes visitors to stay and enjoy the hometown atmosphere. It’s America’s smallest state...
Clint Howard
From kid to character actor, the film and TV veteran has entertained fans for over six decades. In Nicholas Cage’s new Western, The Old Way,...
Pack Your Bags and Pack a Book…or Two or Three or More!
Travel and books go together like summer and sunshine, and the publishers of Western history and fiction have recently released a great catalog of...
A Season of Destiny and Infamy
Chris Wimmer’s The Summer of 1876, plus a revised biography of Sitting Bull, an ode to Billy, a classic Western and a new compendium on Spain’s...