As summer turns to fall, my memories of the annual June gathering of Western Writers of America inspire me every day. A highlight of the conference...
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Historian Jack L. August’s Reading List Reflects His Love Of The West
Dr. Jack August Jr. is an academic and public historian of the American West. Raised in Arizona, August says, “You always had a sense of optimism...
Signing Off On the Holy Grail
Inspired by the Arthurian quest to acquire the chalice of the Last Supper that received Jesus Christ’s blood from his crucifixion, collectors use...
East Texas Treasure
"You people are crazy.” Those who knew Lera Millard Thomas can still hear her scold the city council of Nacogdoches, Texas, with those words. Lera...
A Deadly Vision
On January 1, 1889, the Northern Paiute medicine man Wovoka was recovering after nearly dying from scarlet fever. As a total solar eclipse darkened...
Fighting Blades of the Frontier
“They say my bowie knife is keen to sliver into halves The carcass of my enemy, as butchers slay their calves.” These two bloodthirsty lines...
Top Western Museums of 2014
What we learned over the past year is this: Communication is important, even in museums. In August 2013, History Colorado Center closed its exhibit...
The Arms of a Woman
"The only kind of heroine worth knowing about is the Western woman who hit the far trail holding a Springfield rifle and traveling with her kids and...
Scout for Two Continents
The harsh winter of 1882 was finally melting away as both the kid and his horse resembling starved scarecrows made their way down the snow packed...
Billy the Kid
Early on the morning of July 18, 1881, mail contractor Michael Cosgrove pulled into Las Vegas direct from Fort Sumner with the biggest news ever to...
Who is buried behind the Tunstall store in Lincoln, New Mexico?
Who is buried behind the Tunstall store in Lincoln, New Mexico? Steven Kretschmer Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico Lincoln County historian Drew...
Where were Belle Starr and Jim Reed married, and did Frank and Jesse James attend the wedding?
Where were Belle Starr and Jim Reed married, and did Frank and Jesse James attend the wedding? Ed Kunkel Muldrow, Oklahoma According to the couple’s...