Why did pioneers wear dusters? Bill Dunn High River, Alberta, Canada Full-length canvas or linen dusters were pretty common, starting in the...
Why Did Pioneers Wear Dusters?
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The Chisholm Trail
150 Years of Trail History The Texas cattle-trailing industry lasted only fifty years. From Texas statehood in 1846 until 1897, Texas drovers...
Yes, They Were Romantic
If history does not offer evidence to support the notion that Billy the Kid and Paulita Maxwell had a relationship, it also does not offer evidence...
To The Last Man
In the aftermath, of Arizona’s Tewksbury-Graham War Tom Graham, the last of the fighting Graham’s got married and settled down in Tempe. But feuds...
North To Alaska!
As early as 1852, New York Sen. William Seward saw the possibilities of the frozen land far to the northwest of the United States. Well, maybe not...
Pleasant Valley War
Feuds usually occurred in remote places and fighting flared when the law was unavailable, unable or unwilling to intervene. Conflicts usually...
Sabers & Spurs
In literature, film and television, the role of the U.S. cavalry in the history of the American West has been as romanticized as any major element...
Attracted To Bad: Laura Bullion
You might say Laura Bullion was a girlfriend of outlaws. She grew up in Knickerbocker, Texas and knew locals like Ben Kilpatrick and Will Carver of...
The Legacy of Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior’s Life and Legacy by the Edward Clown Family as told to William B. Matson (GibbsSmith, $30) is a family account of...
Did Old West Towns Require Cowboys To Check Their Guns?
Did Old West towns require cowboys to check their guns? Jim Spell Sonora, California Most places had “no carry” laws in an effort to curb...
The Murder Steer
For many years Texas folklorist J. Frank Dobie regaled his students with Texas history at the University of Texas at Austin. He was a prolific...
What History Has Taught Me: Rex Allen Jr., Country Singer
Rex Allen Jr., Country Singer Rex Allen Jr., son of the “last singing cowboy,” is retiring this year; his “Sunrise to Sunset” tour will conclude...