Who was Urilla Sutherland, the first wife of Wyatt Earp? Natalie Cook Sydney,...
Who was Urilla Sutherland, the first wife of Wyatt Earp?
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Why didn’t Winchester chamber any of its rifles in .45 Colt?
Why didn’t Winchester chamber any of its rifles in .45 Colt? Ralph BernklowStow, Massachusetts One of the regulars on the True West Forum, Texas...
What happened to Maj. Marcus Reno’s command during the Battle of Little Big Horn in June 1876?
What happened to Maj. Marcus Reno’s command during the Battle of Little Big Horn in June 1876? Alexander F. Durvin, Jr.Fort Washington, Maryland...
What is forty-rod whiskey?
What is forty-rod whiskey? Bob Fuller Vermillion, South Dakota Forty-rod whiskey is a facetious allusion to whiskey so strong it supposedly has the...
Did cowboys place their rifle scabbards in the front or back of the saddle?
Did cowboys place their rifle scabbards in the front or back of the saddle? Ken NivaWinnemucca, Nevada Where a cowboy placed his rifle scabbard was...
I’m intrigued by the story of Dora Hand, the Dodge City saloon singer. Do any photos of her exist?
I’m intrigued by the story of Dora Hand, the Dodge City saloon singer. Do any photos of her exist? Terri J. HuckSterling, Virginia The beautiful...
Hot Springs, South Dakota
“It’s just nice to live in a community where you’re not rushing every place you go.” The Lakota Sioux and the Cheyenne fought over what eventually...
Mark Hall-Patton
My favorite Old West artifact at the Clark County Museum is a southern Paiute bow and arrow collected in the Vegas Valley about 1900. It is a...
Confronting the Fiddle Player: Did Rex Rideout Make it Out of Cowboys & Aliens Alive?
Rex Rideout is a multi-instrumentalist who travels the West with groups of varying sizes, playing historical music from the 19th century. In Cowboys...
1961’s The Comancheros
John Wayne was in such a fertile period in his career when he made The Comancheros—coming off Howard Hawks’s Rio Bravo, John Ford’s The Horse...
The Legend of Hell’s Gate
How often can you find Doc Holliday, Quanah Parker and John Wilkes Booth in the same story? In The Legend of Hell’s Gate, actor, director and writer...
Tarantino’s “Southern” Western
Quentin Tarantino is making good on his long-standing promise to direct a Spaghetti Western. The script for Django Unchained has been delivered, and...