The Icon is dead. Hear the sounds of sadness, relief and ... conflict. Glenn G. Boyer was the Icon, a nickname given to him by one of his admiring...
What is Missouri outlaw Sam Hildebrand’s story?
What is Missouri outlaw Sam Hildebrand’s story? Orville Turner Richwoods, Missouri This so-called “Big River Bushwhacker” was a mighty bad...
Triangle Canyon Shoot-Out
April 3, 1900 Lawman George Scarborough and Triangle Ranch manager Walter Birchfield are trailing cow thieves in the San Simon, Arizona, area. As...
Western movies frequently show someone “slappin’ hot iron on a wound.” Was this common?
Western movies frequently show someone “slappin’ hot iron on a wound.” Was this common? Jerry ChiltonCedar Rapids, Iowa Yep, folks did use a hot...
Bigfoot Stands Out
At the age of 19, William A.A. Wallace lit out for Texas to avenge the deaths of his brother and cousin who had been killed while fighting for Texas...
Grand Hotels of the West
You might think an institution as posh and highfalutin as a grand hotel surely had its origins in Europe, serving the gentlefolk on their travels....
McLintock! Memories
It’s the movie people always ask me about. ‘Oh, I love John Wayne, but McLintock! has to be my favorite!’” Actor Ed Faulkner punctuates this...
May 2013 Events
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West. ADVENTURES GREAT AMERICAN HORSE DRIVECraig, CO, May 1-6: Ride on a thrilling and...
Andrew J. Fenady’s post-civil war reads
The man who wrote the classic John Wayne Western Chisum has a new novel out featuring his Johnny Yuma character from the 1959 TV show he created,...
Custer, Cody, and Grand Duke Alexis
Imagine going on a buffalo hunt with Sioux Chief Spotted Tail, Buffalo Bill Cody and Gen. George Custer. Oh, and throw in Col. George Forsyth of...
Lady at the O.K. Corral
Lady at the O.K. Corral offers the reader a new perspective of Josephine Sarah Marcus-Earp. Author Ann Kirschner mines her own similar ethnic...
Came Men on Horses
We are coming up on the 500-year mark since the glory days of the Spanish conquistadors. It was in 1519 that Hernando Cortés mounted his campaign to...