I have traveled 68,000 miles over 30 years searching for cowboys. I enjoy the tintype medium because tintypes slow you down to consider the image...

I have traveled 68,000 miles over 30 years searching for cowboys. I enjoy the tintype medium because tintypes slow you down to consider the image...
Staying healthy was a must in the old west, as there weren't many doctors around and besides, being sick got in the way of chores. So booklet after...
An African slave, Esteban de Dorantes, or Estevanico, helped spread the idea of Seven Cities of Gold in Spain. Consequently, he was sent on an...
What happened to Mart “Old Man” Blevins of the Pleasant Valley War? Gail Marcroft Concho, Arizona I wrote about the fate of Mart “Old Man” Blevins...
In the Wild West, cattle were a staple—cattle drives, cattle towns, cattle herds, cattle ranches. Cattle were king through the 1870s up until the...
Walter Noble Burns was a correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, traveling the world to cover news stories. And then he discovered the Old West. It...
The days of marauding bands of Apache were gone but life was still not easy working cattle in the rough mountainous ranges along the Blue River. ...
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West! AUCTION Premier Firearms Auction Online, December 4-6: Collectible weapons are up...
There are a number of terms for playing a joke on somebody but one of the most interesting word origins for such schemes is called “joshing.” Its...
How many billions have been spent over the years searching for a cure for one of the top killers? How many careers have been launched seeking an...
When it comes to Arizona cattle ranches, one famous spread had the unsavory reputation of having “the thievinist, fightinest’ bunch of cowboys in...
Clifford Jackman’s remarkably assured historical novel, The Winter Family (Doubleday, $25.95), recounts the exploits of a gang of former union...