After the Civil War, Texas cattle headed to northern markets moved up trails through New Mexico and Colorado. Many of the Texans driving those...
Galen Clark
Thanks to an unlikely visionary’s humble efforts to preserve California’s Yosemite Valley and nearby giant redwoods, new generations of adventurers...
The Second Harry Tracy
Folks in the Pacific Northwest called Charles Hopkins the “Tattooed Bandit” or “True Love Bandit.” Others knew him as the second Harry Tracy—as if...
When Billy the Kid Was Billie the Kid
Casting a woman in a male role makes sense. After all, Linda Hunt won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress for her performance as an...
Biggest Nugget in the Black Hills
When the beloved man’s funeral cortege passed the Adams Museum on March 3, 1943, a bell began tolling. It rang 77 times, matching the years of his...
Six Classic Gunfights
When Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp utters his death-defying oath, “You tell ’em I’m coming, and Hell is coming with me, you hear!” with Biblical...
Did Kit Carson Win at Adobe Walls?
Even though Kit Carson’s battle at Adobe Walls was a major engagement, historians have written little about it. Most people know Carson for his...
Wild Bill’s Last Fight
October 5, 1871 The summer cattle season is all but over, and Marshal Wild Bill Hickok has kept the peace in Abilene, Kansas—not an easy job. The...
Dead Wrong About Cattle Kate
They said Cattle Kate was a dirty rustler and a filthy whore. They cried out, “rangeland justice,” when she became the only woman ever lynched in...
Cowtown to Boomtown
From 1880 to 1918, Fort Worth struggled to grow into a “city of substance.” During the 1880s, it became a major railroad hub. However, Fort Worth...
Galen Clark
Thanks to an unlikely visionary’s humble efforts to preserve California’s Yosemite Valley and nearby giant redwoods, new generations of adventurers...
THE MONOGRAM COWBOY COLLECTION, VOLUME 5
(Warner Archive, $40.99) This collection of seven Johnny Mack Brown “Nevada Jack McKenzie” adventures, plus a bonus pair, demonstrates why Brown,...