Another man who sacrificed for his country was Theodore Roosevelt. The admiration for Roosevelt, Montana hunting and all things outdoors is evident...
In Trace of TR: A Montana Hunter’s Journey
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Fort Pierre, South Dakota
Bone-chilling cold held Fort Pierre, South Dakota, in its icy grip the evening of January 27, 2010, as six men met in the city’s cozy Log Cabin...
Ozarks Gunfights and Other Notorious Incidents
Nowhere was the Civil War fought more bitterly with its guerrilla raids and counter raids than in the turbulent Ozarks region. Yet war’s end brought...
Peg Leg
Thomas William Ward was a remarkable figure in the Texas Revolution. Losing his right leg to cannon fire, he steadfastly remained in the military...
High Plains Invaders
In the year 1893, something nasty lurks in the woods near the mining community of Amarenth, Colorado. Any seasoned monster movie aficionado knows...
Tombstone: Blu-Ray Edition
Like 1969’s Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1993’s Tombstone is a movie that appeals to audiences inside and outside the Westerns fan base. Also...
Fifty Years After The Alamo
Just how or why John Wayne first came upon the idea of making a movie about the Alamo is possibly the only mystery remaining in a movie that has...
William C. Porter
My favorite book is Michener's Centennial. I like an author who can draw you into history through family lines stretching over decades or, better,...
Western Flair the Duke Would Appreciate
John Wayne had solid ranch connections in Arizona. He and partner Louie Johnson once owned the Red River Ranch, which included more than 14,000...
Grape History on a Sunset Ride
As I sauntered through an open meadow on Romer, a black-and-white Tennessee Walking horse, I thought about the first ranchers who lived in the...
Top 10 Western Museums of 2010
I hadn’t seen lines like this since I tried to get into a bookstore in Dallas, Texas, where actor Jimmy Stewart was autographing copies of his book...
Things We Get Wrong About David Crockett
David Crockett (1786-1836), has a tremendous responsibility. He fills niches in American History, folklore and popular culture. Details of his life...