What was a typical breakfast in the Old West? Manuel Solis Arlington, Texas Frontier fare usually depended on what was available in a certain place...
What was a typical breakfast in the Old West?
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What can you tell me about Canyon Diablo, Arizona?
What can you tell me about Canyon Diablo, Arizona? Cindy Smith Cartersville, Georgia When the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad was building a...
How common was locoweed poisoning in the Old West?
How common was locoweed poisoning in the Old West? Wesley Egli Picture Rocks, Pennsylvania Loco comes from the Spanish, meaning “mad” or “crazy.”...
Jeff Hildebrandt
The essence of a great Western, to me, is John Wayne. I think his characters and the stories told, for the most part, convey the myth of the...
Living Like the Boggs
What better place for writer Johnny D. Boggs and realtor Lisa Smith to live than the outskirts of Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the edge of a greenbelt?...
A Grave Matter for Mattie Earp
You may know Celia Ann Blaylock-Mattie-from movies such as Tombstone or Wyatt Earp. She’s the drugged out, paranoid shrew who tried the patience of...
The Russian River’s Redwoods
I can only imagine what the settlers of California’s Russian River must have thought as they stared up at the towering redwood trees. I can only...
The Sharpshooter’s Choice
“Aim at a high mark” was the motto adopted (even copyrighted) by the legendary female sharpshooter Annie Oakley, reflecting her lifelong quest for...
The Pony Rides Again, 150 Years Later
The Pony began when Johnny Fry rode from Pikes Peak Stables in St. Joseph, Missouri on April 3, 1860. Its lifespan was short, a mere 18 months, but...
Sacred Ground
Ernest Marquez can remember back eight decades of joyfully playing in his family’s cemetery. “I remember looking at the old wooden statue of San...
Sawbones, Literally
Let’s revisit those beginning scenes in Dances With Wolves, when Lt. Dunbar (Kevin Costner) is lying, bootless, with an injured right foot in the...
Sunday Dinner
What do you get when you combine good food, family, friends, laughter, music and entertainment? A pleasant old-fashioned Sunday feast! That’s...