All the men were well shod in good looking riding boots, except the cook. I learned that the boots were mostly made by a boot maker named Hyer, of...
The Functional Side of Cowboy Boots
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What’s in His Head?
In his 1910 treatise, Medical Education in the United States and Canada, Mr. Abraham Flexner reported the following startling words to the Carnegie...
The Best BBQ Joints in Texas
Coming from South Carolina, I arrived in Dallas in 1984 and was shocked at what they called barbecue in Texas. It wasn’t pig meat. It was beef. And...
Heil Hitler Away! (English Version)
For those of you who may have wondered what book laid on the reading table next to Adolph Hitler’s bed, you might be surprised to learn it was...
Bad Day at Round Rock
July 19, 1878 Sam Bass has a bold plan. He and his outlaw band will case the bank in Round Rock, Texas, one more time and then strike tomorrow, a...
Framing the West
In Mackay, Idaho, a rugged cowboy and his trusty steed have braved the winter weather and harsh terrain to save a tender calf, with only a beacon of...
Best Photography of the True West
Ansel Adams started with with a Kodak No. 1 Box Brownie. Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter,”...
Heil Hitler Away (German Version)
Johann Suter Reise Reichtum an Gold, um Verluste inspiriert die Nazi-Western Der Kaiser von Kalifornien. Für diejenigen unter Ihnen, die sich...
Why do we have so few photos of Tombstone from the Fly studio?
Why do we have so few photos of Tombstone from the Fly studio? Supposedly, C.S. Fly and his wife took thousands of shots during their time in...
Why do cowboys always mount the horse from the left side?
Why do cowboys always mount the horse from the left side? Oscar Trusty Alexandria, Louisiana The custom of mounting a horse from the left side dates...
Do you know anything about lawman Commodore Perry Owens and his missing loot?
Do you know anything about lawman Commodore Perry Owens and his missing loot? I read about it in a 1978 issue of Lost Treasure magazine. Darin Lee...
In many Westerns, the women have long hair or long hair pulled back in a bun.
In many Westerns, the women have long hair or long hair pulled back in a bun. Was that the fashion of the day? Sydna Lefebvre Tacoma, Washington...