Texian Patriot Erastus “Deaf” Smith was the eyes and ears of Sam Houston’s army during the revolution even though he was deaf and almost blind....

At the end of 1881 and early 1882, a flurry of stagecoach robberies in Cochise County brings Wells Fargo Agent James Hume from San Francisco to...

Katherine Ross already had a substantial Hollywood career when she starred as Etta Place in “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” In fact, she’d...

One hundred and 50 years ago, radical Republicans led the charge to create opportunities for blacks when, for the first time, they opened the ranks...

Union General Order 11—issued in August 1863--commanded that four counties in northwest Missouri be cleared of all Confederates and their supporters...

Nineteenth century stagecoach drivers were called “whips” in recognition of their skills handling “six ribbons” or handling six lead lines on six...

Hadji Ali reportedly hailed from Syria and arrived in Texas in 1856 to escort a shipment of camels for use by the U.S. Army. In 1857, leaving from...

A documentary series on our nation’s frontier history airs this summer and, yes, it too focuses on legendary characters Jesse James, Billy the Kid,...

One of the big questions about George Armstrong Custer: did he have a Cheyenne mistress who bore him at least one son? It’s hard to be sure, but...

"The Lord made some men big and some men small, but Sam Colt made all men the same size." -unknown The instrument that accounted for the widespread...

A walking contradiction, Miller is also known as Deacon Jim Miller because he was           an impeccable dresser, didn’t drink or smoke, was a...