Ronald D. Parks engaging account, The Darkest Period: The Kanza Indians and Their Last Homeland, 1846-1873 (University of Oklahoma Press, $34.95)...
A Hero Reconsidered
James C. Robbin’s The Real Custer—From Boy General to Tragic Hero (Regnery History,$29.99) is a well-written 400-page epic adventure that details...
Robert E. Lee’s Legacy East and West
As the United States commemorates the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, historians have had an opportunity to revisit the legacy and lives of...
Bull Doggin’
When actor and director Steve Ihnat approached Stephen Lodge to work with him on a screenplay that eventually became The Honkers, Lodge had no idea...
Love Song to the Plains and the Desert West
Each year Western Writers of America (WWA) adds a distinguished writer to the Western Writers Hall of Fame (HOF). With the breadth and depth of...
Let Freedom Ring!
William Quantrill addressed his ragtag army on the evening of August 20, 1863. “Boys, this is a hazardous ride, and there is a chance we will all be...
Barker’s Riches
They laughed at Billy Barker when he and his crew went off to prospect for gold in the Cariboo region of British Columbia. But they stopped laughing...
A Sporting Gunfight
A shoot-out for the ages, a bloody battle that left four gamblers dead and another severely wounded, was trumpeted in newspapers around the U.S. and...
Bitter Tears for Little Big Man
Come off it. Everybody gives credit to Dee Brown for changing the way white Americans think about American Indians. Hey, I love Bury My Heart at...
Going Nuts Out West
Patients of Dr. J.H. Reeves, who settled in Glen Rose, Texas, in 1869, were often treated to tasty pecans that grew in the area. “A tow sack of...
Rough Drafts 8/14
The summer is heating up and publishers are beginning to release news on their fall catalogs. One book I’ve been looking forward to is Max Evans...
August 2014 Events
A Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West. ADVENTURE Wild West Balloon Festival Cody, WY, August 1-3: Balloonists take off...