William Rogers Tattenbaum hailed from a Baltic Sea port and claimed Russian nobility in his lineage. After arriving at San Francisco in the 1870s,...
Russian Bill Swings at Shakespeare
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Bringing the American West to Life
Until Willa Cather, literature in America was dominated by writers from New York and Boston. Immigrants were either ignored or portrayed as objects...
House of the Rising Sun – A Blood Red Sun
Grand Master mystery novelist James Lee Burke is known best for his popular Dave Robicheaux series (20, to date), but the Houston, Texas, native...
Eva Dugan’s Noose
At the Pinal County Museum in Florence, Arizona are 25 nooses on display from hangings at the prison. They were used to hang 25 men and one woman....
Butch Cassidy’s Castle
What’s the tie between a legendary Scottish castle and an Old West outlaw? Doune Castle, in central Scotland, dates back to the 14th century. It’s...
How come Arizona never extradited Wyatt Earp for the Vendetta Ride killings?
How come Arizona never extradited Wyatt Earp for the Vendetta Ride killings? Jim Spell Sonora, California Early extradition efforts just after the...
Western Events for March 2016
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West! ART SHOWS Panhandle Plains Invitational Art Show & Sale Canyon, TX, March 5:...
The Way to Run a Railroad
When Sarah Clark Kidder found herself the owner of the majority of stock in the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad at her husband's death in 1901,...
When were boots made specifically for right and left feet?
When were boots made specifically for right and left feet? Michael C. Westlund Clarkdale, Arizona History does not make the origin year clear. Some...
Explore! Discover! Get Away!
Wintertime blues clouding your mood? Do you dream of an adventure to escape the monotony of endless gray skies and rush-hour commutes? Want to cut...
The Western Legend
Early Western stars Tom Mix and William S. Hart were both fascinated by the Old West—or at least by its myth and legend. Its well established that...
Climax Jim’s Great Escape
The law couldn’t keep cattle rustler Rufus Nephew aka Climax Jim in jail for long. He’d just made bail was out riding when he spied a small bunch of...