Born a peasant, head of his family at an early age and an outlaw by 16, Doroteo Arango—a.k.a. Pancho Villa—rose from the lowest rungs of the social...

Did gunfighters practice shooting? Tom Clinkenbeard Glendale, Arizona They sure did practice shooting. They pretty much lived by the gun and didn’t...

Why do airplane paratroopers shout “Geronimo” when they jump? Pete Snell Phoenix, Arizona A retired U.S. Army colonel stationed at Oklahoma’s Fort...

Will you recommend a dictionary of  American West language and slang? Tom Morton Vista, California Here are some good dictionaries to check...

Did gunfighters practice shooting? Tom Clinkenbeard Glendale, Arizona They sure did practice shooting. They pretty much lived by the gun and didn’t...

Does “cookie” refer to cook? Thuy An Carefree, Arizona Ramon F. Adams’s Western Words lists “cookie” as one of the names for a range cook. Cook in...

  Our most curious Mexican Revolution artifact is the Jeffery Quad armored car. This vehicle was not sent to Columbus, New Mexico, for the...

Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West! ART SHOWS Calgary Stampede Western Art Show Calgary, AB, July 3-12: View  Western...

The milkshake as we know it today, an ice cream drink, was created between 1911 and 1922, spun into a wholesome and delicious form by newly invented...

March 9, 1916, started out bad for the 13th Cavalry at Camp Furlong. Ignoring the warning that Mexican Revolution Gen. Pancho Villa was in the area,...

Today, historian Walter Earl Pittman calls his wife’s home state of New Mexico home. A current resident of Roswell, Pittman is Southern by birth (a...