In the spring of 2013, I traveled to Spain to see if I could locate Cowboy Ground Zero. My theory was, if I could find the source of the Spanish...
In Search of Cowboy Ground Zero
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The Hashknife
The arrival of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad in 1881 opened up the virgin grasslands of northern Arizona to large scale cattle ranching. The...
North to Montana
Ever wondered what kind of man would risk making a cattle drive from Texas to Montana and not even reach Virginia City until December? Turns out...
Tecumseh and The Battle of Tippecanoe
If Tecumseh had his way, American expansion would have ended at the Ohio River. The Shawnee leader believed that the lands belonged to all the...
Daniel Boone: Passing the Torch
Neither Meriwether Lewis nor William Clark ever mentioned meeting Daniel Boone on May 24, 1804, when they stopped at the village nicknamed Boone’s...
Why Do Westerns Feature Guns That Didn’t Exist at the Time Period?
Why do Westerns feature guns that didn’t exist at the time period? Richard Klingenberger Rochester, New York Movies sometimes “hot rod” firearms or...
Route 66
Of all America’s great highways none epitomized Americana during the twentieth century more than storied Route 66. Stretching across the heart of...
DVD REVIEW: Traveltalks
Nothing whisks a person away from his troubles more than a color-drenched visit to the far corners of the nation and the globe. During the Great...
Doc Moeur
Arizona’s “Depression Governor,” was a crusty, country doctor from Tempe named Benjamin Moeur. Doc Moeur was born in Tennessee and raised on a ranch...
Dog Soldiers
The Dog Soldiers were an elite force of the Cheyenne, waging war and policing the tribe for many years. But it was a drunken brawl that propelled...
What Happened to the Bodies of Those Killed at the Alamo?
What happened to the bodies of those killed at the Alamo? Steve Frost Petersburg, Virginia San Antonio Alcalde Francisco Antonio Ruiz gave the most...
Westworld Reborn
When, in 1973, MGM, once the titan of Hollywood studios, found itself on the ropes after a string of flops, a tiny film saved the studio from...