The book True Grit states Rooster Cogburn died from “night hoss.” What does that mean? Duff Hale Midlothian, Texas Night hoss usually referred to a...
“Comanche Jack” Stilwell is a name little remembered today, but an 1868 battle made him well known in his lifetime. The Beecher Island affair was so...
Riding a bull requires practice, practice, practice! Hard to hit a 90 mph fast ball ’til you have swung a million times. What most don’t know...
Fans of Western publishing enjoyed a banner year in books in 2014. In 2015, I am convinced that fans of the Old West will find their bookshelves...
Who was the first white woman to scale Pikes Peak? Frank Polzin Colorado Springs, Colorado Julia Holmes is given the credit for that 1858 feat. Born...
Did Wild Bill Hickok really have the Dead Man’s Hand of aces and eights when he was killed? John Wendland Parsippany, New Jersey Nobody knows what...
What did outlaws like Frank and Jesse James do with all the loot they stole? Mack Maloney Newbury, Massachusetts One thing they didn’t do—share the...
On the evening of April 27th, 1887 southern Arizona’s only passenger train, the Sunset Express, was making its run toward Tucson when a man stepped...
Big Nose George Parrott earned his name by his face, and his place as Wyoming Territory's most notorious outlaw by his deeds. But he lives on...
The mind of a television executive can be a confusing, dangerous maze of brilliance and misconception. Last year, A&E cancelled Longmire because...
The handsome bandit Augustine Chacon was quite the ladies man had a pretty senorita in every town. He was also a deadly killer who boasted of...
If you happen to see a 1926 silent movie called The Pottery Maker—a how-to-throw-a-pot flick—check out the elderly woman in black. She’s no actress,...