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...
Bitter Tears for Little Big Man
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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...
Al Harper
I fell in love with trains when my dad gave my brothers and me a Lionel train set when I was eight. My favorite train memory is seeing my first...
How frequent was mail service in the Old West?
How frequent was mail service in the Old West? Stace Webb Wenatchee, Washington Mail service was infrequent and slow. From 1858 to 1861, the...
What is the Halderman case?
What is the Halderman case? Tom Todd Scottsdale, Arizona The Halderman brothers, Bill and Tom, were hanged for the killing of Constable Chester...
How did American Indians view Gen. George Crook, who fought so many of them during the Indian Wars?
How did American Indians view Gen. George Crook, who fought so many of them during the Indian Wars? Paul Gordon St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada General...
Did John Wayne’s brother, Robert, appear in any of his movies?
Did John Wayne’s brother, Robert, appear in any of his movies? Mike Mitchell Ute, Iowa John “Duke” Wayne’s younger brother, Robert Morrison, was a...
A constable testified that a man he killed on a railroad platform in Willcox, Arizona, in 1881 had been “skylarking.” What is that?
A constable testified that a man he killed on a railroad platform in Willcox, Arizona, in 1881 had been “skylarking.” What is that? Jack Allen...
The Oklahoma Kid
The mention of the amazing sight of James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart snarling at each other from under 10 gallon hats, holding six-shooters usually...
Finding Gold & Gunfights in Helena
A century and a half later, folks in Montana are still racing for gold. Or something. That idiot in the Taurus almost ran me over on East Broadway....