About 1,000 people came to praise the old Indian cowboy, not bury him. They came from far and wide, from California to Oklahoma to Oregon and more,...
The Legendary Life & Tragic Death of Sonny Jim
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Great Guns in the Panhandle
What was once the vast, empty, grassy plains country of West Texas is now the quiet little town of Canyon and the home to the Panhandle-Plains...
The Walls of a Prison Will Never Hold Me
Angola, Louisiana, might not be considered the West to some folks, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen any roundup get as Western as its prison...
Depression-Era Treasure
In Phoenix, which means rebirth, the realization that history could be found deep beneath the Arizona dirt came when what is now America’s fifth...
Tracking a Vendetta Rider
Most folks know that the violence in Tombstone, Arizona, didn’t end with the Gunfight behind the O.K. Corral in 1881. A number of shootings—several...
As American as Apple Pie
“Before we were out of the mountains, we met a relief train from the Willamette Valley...as flour was being offered at $1.00 per pound, and as we...
Mellow-Trauma
“Mellow-Trauma” appears dozens of times in just about every Western movie where the prerequisite for success is at least one and, better yet, even...
Straws in the Wind
“One can thresh the straw of history until he is well worn out, and also is running some risk of wearing others out who may have to listen. So I...
Custer Portrait Shares a Hidden Story
“Our house at Fort Lincoln, Dakota” is a notation that many may not pay much attention to, other than as an identification of a depicted location....
Centennial Celebration
Of the quotes about Glacier National Park, I remember John Muir’s writing: “Give a month at least to this precious reserve. The time will not be...
Can you tell me something about the Apache of southern Arizona?
Can you tell me something about the Apache of southern Arizona? George Rodriguez Newalla, Oklahoma Let’s start with early 1861, when Cochise was...
Can you tell me something about the comic book hero Kid Colt?
Can you tell me something about the comic book hero Kid Colt? Dan Clutter Denison, Iowa Kid Colt was a 1950s Marvel Comic hero. His real name was...