Native is the first book in Mike J. Sparrow’s projected “Manifest Destiny” series portraying the westward migration across the Great Plains. In 1864...
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A Long Feud Between the Brooks and McFarlands
On April 24, 1896 Thomas Brooks attempted to rob an old Texas Ranger, who reportedly had stashed a huge amount of cash near Dogtown in the Indian...
Aimee Semple McPherson Part II
On May 18th, 1926, Sister Aimee mysteriously disappeared off the coast of Santa Monica. According to her private secretary, Emma Schaeffer, she just...
Who played Johnny Ringo in Tombstone? And do you think the real Ringo took his own life?
Who played Johnny Ringo in Tombstone? And do you think the real Ringo took his own life? Joyce Bell Marshall — La Crosse, Wisconsin Michael Biehn...
True West’s Ultimate Historic Travel Guide: Southern Prairie and Plains
The Southern Prairie and Plains states should be considered the gateway states to the West. From the lesser-known trails to Texas and Oklahoma from...
Surviving a Meal in Dodge City
Once the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway reached the cowtown of Dodge City, Kansas, in 1872, restaurants and hotels sprang up, between 1872...
Jail Time Saved Hobbs Kerry
For Hobbs Kerry, being in jail was actually good fortune. The 23-year-old joined Jesse James (photo) and his gang in mid-1876. On the night of...
Aimee Semple McPherson Part I
Arizona played a part in one of the great hoaxes of the 1920s when Aimee Semple McPherson, a popular Hollywood show business evangelist, was...
Montana Frontier Chinese Culture
The Coming Man from Canton: Chinese Experience in Montana, 1862-1943, by Christopher W. Merritt (University of Nebraska Press, $65) is a...
Kit Carson and the Mountain Men
A large rodent determined the destiny of Kit Carson, the Mountain Men and much of the American West. The North American beaver, the second-largest...
What is a Red River Cart?
What is a Red River cart? Bob Fuller — Vermillion, South Dakota A Red River cart is a two-wheeled wooden vehicle, usually pulled by oxen, but...
The Day the Train Rolled into Phoenix
By the mid 1880’s two transcontinental railroads crossed Arizona. The Santa Fe rolled across the northern part of the territory along the 35th...