Egad! This is an annoying book; half-good and half-bad. Beck does not exactly coat the Santee chief with whitewash, but he asks us to “redeem” him....
Princess Monahsetah, the Concealed Wife of General Custer. (Nonfiction)
Anything concerning George Armstrong Custer reeks of the legendary. This book about his alleged child by Monahsetah, a Cheyenne woman taken prisoner...
Batter Up in Tombstone
Everybody this side of Fenway Park knows that Tombstone, Arizona, is about keeping the past alive. Yet the Town Too Tough To Die’s Nancy...
The Lakota Ghost Dance of 1890 (Nonfiction)
The “mystery” of the ghost dance has been written about for many years. Finally, thanks to impressive research by Andersson, the “mystery” has been...
Did cowboys accurately shoot revolvers from horseback?
Did cowboys accurately shoot revolvers from horseback? Harlan Krominga Rockford, Illinois Shooting a pistol from the back of a horse was common...
I’ve been reading Elmer Kelton’s The Day the Cowboys Quit. What does he mean by the word “tawline?”
I've been reading Elmer Kelton's The Day the Cowboys Quit. What does he mean by the word "tawline?" George Banks Jenks, Oklahoma A tawline was a...
Who was better at catching outlaws: the law officers or bounty hunters?
Who was better at catching outlaws: the law officers or bounty hunters? Ted Mulligan Massapequa, New York That’s pretty hard to say. Bounty hunters...
What can you tell me about Indians who fought in the Civil War?
What can you tell me about Indians who fought in the Civil War? William Boyd More Morristown, Tennessee Some 3,600 Indians reportedly served in the...
What did the wagon trains do for toilet paper during those long trips across the country?
What did the wagon trains do for toilet paper during those long trips across the country? Carl Spurrier Owensboro, Kentucky Travelers used grass or...
What were the standard supplies on a chuckwagon?
What were the standard supplies on a chuckwagon? Hugh Howard True West Maniac #9 Lawrenceville, Georgia The chuckwagon had sparse provisions....
I am follicly challenged (ala Telly Savalas). Were there any bald-headed folks of note in the Old West?
I am follicly challenged (ala Telly Savalas). Were there any bald-headed folks of note in the Old West? Joe Rios Adkins, Texas Since men covered...
Movie Westerns Back in Print
Dorchester Publications is among a fairly finite number of publishers who continue to print both original and older Western novels. In its latest...