In a typical Westerns saloon scene, most patrons wear hats. Wouldn’t hats be removed upon entering? Jim Greene San Diego, California Saloons were...
Why don’t we hear more about the Arizona Rangers?
Why don’t we hear more about the Arizona Rangers? Phill Stricklin Mesa, Arizona Their time, 1901-09, was brief compared to the Texas Rangers and a...
Did any Old West outlaw find that crime did pay?
Did any Old West outlaw find that crime did pay? Justin Loughmanr Rancho Santa Margarita, California Quite a few cow thieves wound up becoming big...
Why Don’t We Remember the Alamo?
It’s a chilly afternoon, with a hint of rain in the air of San Antonio, Texas. I’m walking the streets, taking in the sights and sounds. I pass by...
Longhorns and Outlaws (Children’s Books)
Ages 9-14: Lucas and Gil Vogel lose everything when the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 sweeps away their parents, their Texas homestead and life as...
Blood on the Prairie (Fiction)
Toby Ryker, chief scout of the Sixth Minnesota, is a red-headed, half white-half Chippewa man. Living life to the brim, he would rather ride the...
The Last Renegade (Fiction)
In 1877 Texas, Comanche teenager Young-Man-Listens is captured by a white posse and sold to a traveling circus. After two years of humiliating...
My Eyes Have a Cold Nose (Fiction)
Sensitive and intuitive, this book features an unusual theme. Blind since birth, Elizabeth “Gigi” Garrett is a retired concert pianist who lives in...
Big Sycamore Stands Alone (Nonfiction)
This tome offers a thorough treatment of the history and culture of Arizona’s Aravaipa Canyon and its people, the Western Apaches. Comprehensive...
As Big as the West: The Pioneer Life of Granville Stuart (Nonfiction)
Seven years after his death in 1918, Granville Stuart’s second wife published his two-volume pioneer memoir. In it, he had romanticized his 40 years...
The Sutton-Taylor Feud (Nonfiction)
Some revisionist researchers say the Sutton-Taylor war—which claimed some 80 lives between 1868 and the early 1890s—wasn’t a feud but an outlaw gang...
Searching for Tamsen Donner (Nonfiction)
This odd-but-interesting book provides an easy way of briefing someone on the tragic story of the Donner party, trapped in winter snows during...