“He has killed me now,” were the reported words of Crazy Horse, one of the greatest chiefs of the Sioux Nations, just after he was bayoneted at...
The Death of Chief Crazy Horse
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Skating In New Directions
I’m trying to avoid being trampled by a zillion tourists at the Santa Fe Indian Market or buried underneath an avalanche of roasted corn ears, and...
How I Ruined My Kids for History
On car trips my father would only stop for gas, food, oil and maybe, open wounds. He hated to stop. And even though every summer we were on The...
American West: Then & Now
Chances are you’ve never heard of Mrs. Nettie M. Dickson of Arrow Rock, Missouri. You may not have heard about Arrow Rock, for that matter. It’s...
What do they use in guns to make them smoke after they’re fired?
What do they use in guns to make them smoke after they’re fired? Tina McGinty Sun City, Arizona Blackpowder, consisting of potassium nitrate,...
How can I tell original brothel tokens from replicas?
I have recently started collecting brothel tokens. How can I tell the originals from the replicas? Bob and Diana McShan Brady, Texas The incised...
What is the title of the song sung by the villagers in Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch?
What is the title of the beautiful song sung by the villagers who lined the road as the outlaws ride out of town in Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch?...
Who was Will McLaury, who was gunned down in Tombstone?
Who was Will McLaury, the Texas lawyer and brother of “Cowboys” Frank and Tom, who were gunned down in Tombstone? Glade Fawson Riverton, Utah...
What Western features an outlaw gang in Seymour, Indiana.
What Western features an outlaw gang in Seymour, Indiana, and what do you know about the gang? Helen and Dick Mullis Melbourne, Florida True West’s...
My 5 Most Important Books
Paul Hutton Distinguished Professor of History at the University of New Mexico, Paul Hutton is the author of Phil Sheridan and His Army and the...
My Name is Falon
The story behind the Scots at the Alamo “I was fascinated with the role the Scots played in early Texas history.... I used this connection to tell a...
Red Light Women of the Rocky Mountains
In this book, the Rocky Mountains somehow includes Arizona. Jan MacKell’s observations of the Earp women and the “control of prostitution” for the...