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Colorful Phrases of the West
Americans have lots of colorful phrases and sayings to specify a point—but often, although we know the point, we don't know beans about the origins...
Patrick Wayne
Patrick Wayne was only 11 when he got to visit his father on a movie set for the first time. The film was “Rio Grande,” directed by John Ford, set...
An Exercise in Monotony
An Exercise in Monotony. That's how food in Arizona Territory military camps is described in the “Arizona Territorial Cookbook, 1864-1912” by Daphne...
Lessons From The Stagecoach
One of the iconic symbols of the old west is the stagecoach, and here's betting there has never been a western movie without one making an...
A Biographer’s Take on Doc & Wyatt
Gary L. Roberts gave Western historians a monumental present with his excellent biography, Doc Holliday: The Life and Legend, published in 2006. His...
Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp
A question came up the other day, how does Bat Masterson match up with Wyatt Earp in the history of the Old West? Bat Masterson’s history in the Old...
When Doc Met Wyatt
John Henry “Doc” Holliday had a restless year in 1877. The dentist-turned-gambler had spent time in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and in Denver, Colorado....
Globe, Arizona
With a majestic backdrop of the Pinal Mountains on one side and the Apache Range on the other, the town of Globe perches on the banks of Pinal...
What’s Actor Dennis Weaver’s Story?
What’s actor Dennis Weaver’s story? Charlene Allison Los Angeles, California In a career that lasted more than 50 years, Dennis Weaver was best...
Bucking Broncos and Breaking Barriers
Stereotypical pairings often plague the American West. Outlaws and lawmen. War bonnets and Winchesters. Cattle drives and wagon trains. None,...
Following the Guidon: Texas Frontier Forts
Texans take great pride in their storied past, which is as wide and as deep as the vast Lone Star State itself. Nowhere is a sense of bygone days...