Elmer Kelton leaves behind some big boots to fill. Well, he would have, had he worn boots. “I’ve got two glass ankles and flat feet,” he told me...
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The Apaches Spoke, and Eve Ball Listened
Along Highway 380, in Lincoln County, New Mexico, stands a new historic marker, honoring Eve Ball for “saving oral histories certain to be lost...
Happy 400th Birthday, Santa Fe
Santa Fe, the city that kept Billy the Kid in chains in the city jail and chained Gov. Lew Wallace to his desk so he could finish Ben-Hur, turns 400...
Horsey Adventures in Fort Worth
Billed as the oldest stock show in America, the Fort Worth Stock Show dates to 1896, when it was first held as a one-day event on the banks of...
Cactus Camp
The design for Cactus Camp figuratively took shape on a bar napkin at the Roadrunner Bar in New River, Arizona. Kit Carson (no relation to the...
Lynda A. Sanchez
The Lincoln County War comes alive at Fort Stanton through the ghosts that roam the nearby hills and the buildings on the parade ground. The...
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Living in a bucolic setting along Mitchell Creek, with lots of horses and wild turkeys, Greg and Marilee Rippy are in their mid-50s quite...
Top 10 True Western Towns of 2010
Given to towns that have made an important contribution to preserving their pasts. We hope this award will not only encourage federal, state and...
How did people stay cool in the heat of the Old West?
How did people stay cool in the heat of the the Old West? Justin Loughman Rancho Santa Margarita, California Before air conditioning and backyard...
Were there Indian cowboys or gunmen in the Southwest?
Were there Indian cowboys or gunmen in the Southwest? Ron Thomas Phoenix, Arizona Yes, especially among the Apache. Their lands at San Carlos and...
How long did it take a letter to be delivered via Pony Express?
How long did it take a letter to be delivered via Pony Express? Stace Webb Wenatchee, Washington The Pony Express—which celebrates its 150th...
How did Indians and whites treat half-breeds on the frontier?
How did Indians and whites treat half-breeds on the frontier? Junior W. Mayberry Oklahoma City, Oklahoma By and large, half-breeds who were...