Did whip snapper Lash LaRue make movies? Bill Dunn, High River, Alberta, Canada Lash LaRue made nearly 30 movies between 1945 and 1952. His comic...
Did Whip Snapper Lash LaRue Make Movies?
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The McNelly Ruse
Leander McNelly was one of the great Texas Ranger leaders—but he also made a mark during the Civil War. He was leading a Confederate guerrilla...
The Wild West of Canvas and Nitrate
Once Upon a Time…the Western: A New Frontier in Art and Film, edited by Mary-Dailey Desmarais and Thomas Brent Smith (5 Continents Editions, $45),...
Apache Traitor or Hero?
In 1886, when Geronimo ended the Apache Wars by surrendering his Bowie knife, his Winchester rifle and his scraggly band of renegade Apaches to the...
Classic Gunfights: Don’t Look Back
In office for only one day, acting Ellis County Sheriff James “Wild Bill” Hickok is making his rounds in the Kansas cowtown during the height of...
Ike Clanton Part II
In April, 1887 Apache County Sheriff Commodore Perry Owens dispatched Apache County deputies Albert Miller and Rawhide Jake Brighton to arrest Ike...
A Big Loss
A bit of New Mexico history was lost recently. The Old Dowlin Mill in Ruidoso was destroyed by a gas explosion and fire. It was the oldest...
Hooch Simpson
Joseph “Hooch” Simpson holds the distinction of being the last person lynched in California. On April 19th, 1908 in Skidoo, California, Hooch...
Who Was the Fastest Gun in Hollywood?
Who was the fastest gun in Hollywood? Ron Bolza Slatington, Pennsylvania Some of the names might surprise you. How about Sammy Davis Jr. and Jerry...
The O.K. Corral Mystery Man
H.F. Sills was the mystery man of the O.K. Corral hearing. Sills was visiting Tombstone at the time of the shootout and had no connections to...
Annie Oakley’s Rival
Annie Oakley wasn’t the only great female sharpshooter in the 19th century. In fact, many people thought that Lillian Smith was even better than...
Ike Clanton
Ike and Fin Clanton had survived the Cochise County War against Wyatt Earp and his brothers five years earlier and had moved their Cattle thieving...