I get hoarse after eating strong horseradish, but Henry Scammell felt otherwise. “Horseradish will afford instantaneous relief in most obstinate...
Inside Straight
April marked the 35th anniversary of CBS’s airing of Kenny Rogers as The Gambler. The now-classic Western television movie set ratings records, had...
War Under the Mountain
John C. Holgate died first, pistol in hand, leading his men down a smoke-filled mining shaft. J. Marion More was gunned down in the streets of...
The Greatest of Confidence Men
In the mid-19th century, an industrializing and expanding republic presented innumerable opportunities for artistes with the appropriate combination...
The Outlaw Trail
The two riders pounded the trails and roads of eastern Utah on that late April afternoon in 1897. They kept up a quick pace—had to, since they were...
I know British soldiers wore pith helmets in Africa and India, but why did Mexican Revolution Gen. Pancho Villa wear one?
I know British soldiers wore pith helmets in Africa and India, but why did Mexican Revolution Gen. Pancho Villa wear one? John Wagner Phoenix,...
What is the legend of El Tiradito?
What is the legend of El Tiradito? Vanessa Keller Scottsdale, Arizona El Tiradito (The Outcast) is in Barrio Viejo in Tucson, Arizona, and is...
Rough Drafts 6/15
The Western Writers of America annual conference this month in Lubbock, Texas, will honor a writer I hold in great esteem, Win Blevins, with the...
White Comanche
We have all grabbed collections of public domain Westerns from the grocery store, which means some of us own a washed-out copy of 1968’s White...
Author Bill Brooks Shares His Love of Great Westerns
According to Bill Brooks, “Writing has brought me experiences I never would have otherwise had.” He loved the history of the West and grew up...
Was the Apache Kid never caught?
Was the Apache Kid never caught? Paul Gordon St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada The Apache Kid was never brought to justice. His people prophetically named...
How many horses have been injured during filming of Hollywood Westerns?
How many horses have been injured during filming of Hollywood Westerns? Barry Waldman Centereach, New York Records of animal injuries weren’t kept...