Gila City disintegrated fast. The ruins proved inspiring to some and portentous for others. Shortly after Christmas in 1863, a party of...
Arizona’s First Boomtown
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Killer Kids of the Civil War
Close to a half million boys under the age of 18 were involved in both the Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War. Some historians...
Five or Six?
Did frontiersmen of the Old West fully load their single-actions or did they leave an empty chamber under the hammer? Experienced shooters realize...
The Masters Capture the West
The Russell and Scottsdale Art auctions gaveled up top dollars from collectors of Western classics. One of the best-loved Western painters is...
Shooting Back
Jana Bommersbach Has Passed While we were finishing this issue we got word that our beloved columnist, author and friend, Jana Bommersbach passed...
Our Big, Fat History Problem
Apparently, nobody wants to face the facts, but I do. Here’s a cold, hard fact: Interest in American history has never been lower. Schools are...
Truth Be Known
“Every family needs that one unstable person who has no fear and is willing to go to war with whoever messes with their tribe.” “What a man knows...
Silver State Miners
President Abraham Lincoln made Nevada a territory in the fall of 1861 to protect its rich silver and gold mines from the Confederacy. Fast-tracked...
What History Has Taught Me: Melody Groves
Melody Groves, Author and Historian Melody Groves deeply loves the Southwest. As a native New Mexican, she explores ghost towns, rides horses and...
Ride ‘Em Cowboy, Wagons Ho and the Old West
While watching some old Westerns, I saw wagon bosses and/or military commanders call out “Forward ho!!” to get the group moving. Was that accurate?...
Ride that Train
Heritage railroads keep the Old West alive across the United States You never forget your first ride on steam-driven historic train. From Alaska to...
Northfield, Minnesota
The James-Younger gang met its match in a frontier bank. At the centennial of the nation’s founding, Northfield, Minnesota, was a bucolic river town...