Tourists—tons of them—walk inside these walls with a quiet reverence. It’s not because the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) remind them of...
Journey Through Spanish Missions Country
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Preservation: Galvanizing Galveston
Galvanizing Galveston Hurricane Ike put a hurt on the Texas port city of Galveston in mid-September. Thirteen-foot floodwaters wreaked havoc with...
The Sinagua Sunwatchers
When Kenneth J. Zoll and his wife Nancy retired to Sedona, Arizona, in 2004, Ken had never heard of “archaeoastronomy.” After all, he had spent 35...
They Ate What?
Sop, lick, sinkers and whistle berries. Those all sound tasty, don’t they? Pioneers often ate these and other delicacies along the trails heading...
Serpents – Lethal Enemies?
“The first thing...should be to draw a cord tightly around the leg or arm...a short distance above the place bitten....Internally, give the patient...
Deadwood Dresses Up Auction
Die-hard fans of HBO’s Deadwood could have had the perfect Halloween costume for this year. Four outfits worn by cast members sold at auction at...
Cowboys in Combat
Most movie cowboys were not real cowboys. The idea of people such as Dean Martin or John Candy playing rough, tough cowboy heroes borders on the...
Sacajawea (Children’s Book)
Ages 12 and Up: Abenaki author Joseph Bruchac has written more than 100 books for adults and children about Indian experience. This time he honors...
No Need For A Gunfighter (Fiction)
When Barjack, the gunfighter with one name, drifts into gang-ridden Asininity as the appointed marshal, he pistol whips the Snake Martin bunch into...
Arizona War (Fiction)
This award-winning page-turner finds brothers Trace and James Colton a few months after their captivity and vicious torturing by Apache leader...
Dreams Beneath Your Feet (Fiction)
This is the sixth and last book in the “Mountain Man” series featuring a white man named Sam and his half-breed pal Hannibal who trap beaver in the...
Hurd’s Crossing (Fiction)
These double-barreled stories use one of the great perennial tales—man hunting man. In “Hidden Valley,” young rancher Arch Sullivan takes several...