Black Gold on the Western Frontier The land Spanish explorers called “Colorado” was an untamed wilderness in the mid-nineteenth century. Yet...
Black Gold on the Western Frontier
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Trails of the Old West
DISCOVERING AMERICA’S HISTORIC FRONTIER TOWNS From Arizona’s sunbaked deserts to Wyoming’s untamed wilderness, America’s historic frontier...
Kris Kristofferson— A Texan at Oxford
The scholar, songwriter, pilot also acted in dozens of Westerns If he’d done nothing but write Me and Bobby McGee, and Sunday Morning...
Three for the Road
The Bird Cage, the Butterfield and the Bunch The Gilded Theater In Old West history there are few cities as infamous as Tombstone, Arizona,...
The Frontier Characters of South Dakota
Calamity Jane, Wild Bill and George Custer roamed the Black Hills On July 2, 1874, George Armstrong Custer led a surveying expedition...
The Bowie Knife
The Bowie knife is an iconic symbol of American toughness and independence. Yet, its true origins are often misunderstood. The knife became...
The Kindled Flame 1835
A LONG ROAD TO THE BATTLE AT THE ALAMO Mexico had its hands full with Texas—the northern portion of its state Coahuila y Tejas—in 1835. Many...
King of the Scatterguns
The single best and most economical arm for hunting and defense in the Wild West was the double-barreled shotgun. At the sign of...
Selling the Mythic West and the Real West
Parade saddles, illustrations and movie memorabilia were sold at auction It’s been a little over a year since Morphy Auctions and Brian Lebel’s...
A Gut Punch Turns into a Miracle Reprieve
A Gut Punch Turns into a Miracle Reprieve A dedicated father/daughter team is restoring a historic New Mexico treasure “punch in the gut” and great...
The Beginnings of the Bird Cage
The Beginnings of the Bird Cage Owner Billy Hutchinson led it through some difficult times Billy Hutchinson had a dream— an entertainment facility...
“Brazen Bill” Shot to Blazes
“BRAZEN BILL” BRAZELTON VS A TUCSON POSSE Alone highwayman, masked in muslin, robs a stage en route from Tucson to Florence, Arizona, carrying three...