“Free Ice Water. Wall Drug.” Millions of motorists have seen this sign or its hundreds of variations. You can spot Wall Drug signs worldwide, even...
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Wall Drug of South Dakota
“Free Ice Water. Wall Drug.” Millions of motorists have seen this sign or its hundreds of variations. You can spot Wall Drug signs worldwide, even...
Artistas & Fashionistas
Western style, like Western art, is largely indefinable, but always recognizable. Sure, the two feature plenty of distinct clichés and...
How common were common-law marriages in the Old West?
How common were common-law marriages in the Old West? Joel ConwayDoraville, Georgia On the remote frontier, common-law marriages were fairly common....
The Historic Arkansas Museum has a Bowie knife that’s marked Number 1. Is it the original?
The Historic Arkansas Museum has a Bowie knife that’s marked Number 1. Is it the original? Jerry Sanders Batesville, Arkansas That’s a tough one....
Did depositors lose their money when a bank was robbed in the Old West?
Did depositors lose their money when a bank was robbed in the Old West? Jack GravesTurlock, California By and large, investors were out of luck when...
Stan Lynde
On my father’s ranch I learned that no task was beneath me, and that if a job needed doing, somebody needed to do it. I was born in the heart of the...
Sioux Success, Against All Odds
On May 28, 1868, during a U.S. Congress floor debate about an Indian appropriation bill, Montana Territory representative James M. Cavanaugh...
Tributes to Kevin Jarre (1954-2011)
Kevin Jarre was capable of greatness. That was my first thought when I heard he had died in Santa Monica on April 3, 2011, at age 56. You can see...
October 2011 Events
A Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West. Scottsdale Western Art Walk Scottsdale, AZ, October 20: Tour classic and...
A Grave Matter
The Dalton Gang’s gravesite is not exactly front and center, which is strange when you consider it’s one of the big tourist attractions in...
1956’s The Last Frontier
I honestly thought that I’d seen all of Anthony Mann’s great Westerns from the 1950s: Winchester ‘73, The Naked Spur, Bend of the River and The Man...