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A Fool’s Errand
The Western, be it a novel or a film, always carries with it the burden of history. For much of our nation’s existence, the West was the story of...
An Empirical Tejano
Despite his negative reputation as an inhumane military leader of Texas and Mexico’s northern provinces, the infamous Don Joaquin Arredondo...
Doc Does Dallas
New Year’s 1875 found Doc Holliday celebrating at the St. Charles Saloon in Dallas, once his home base but he had moved to Denison. The revelries...
The Mysterious Death of John Ringo
July 2, 1882 John Ringo has decided to move to Tombstone, Arizona Territory (he has been living in San Simon and Galeyville). He arrives in town and...
Blessed Booze
A Presbyterian pastor and a Mormon walked into a saloon. The first railed against the distribution of liquor and all the evils that came from...
Harry Wheeler
During the Spanish-American War, Harry Wheeler was a member of Teddy Roosevelt’s Roughriders but not with the Arizona Squadron. He enlisted with the...
Arbuckles
Long before Matt Dillon, Chester and Miss Kitty wrapped their hands around a warm cup, coffee was a staple on the frontier. In 1849 while surveying...
Did Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday’s Fathers Meet While Serving in the Mexican-American War?
Did Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday’s fathers meet while serving in the Mexican-American War? Marko Fancovic Zagreb, Croatia In 1847, Nicholas Earp...
A Broken Heart, A Broken Neck
Hayes Lyons helped kill a man in Montana Territory in 1863—and for that, the Vigilantes came looking for him. He had a chance to leave the area,...
Sitting Bull’s Dancing Horse
A strange and heartbreaking moment transpired outside Sitting Bull’s cabin in 1890, while he was being assassinated during an attempted arrest at Standing Rock Reservation…
What Killed Off The High Chaparral?
A half century ago, a new Western arrived on NBC, and four seasons later, it was gone, leaving a legacy of just under 100 episodes—less than a...