They were simply in the way, holding land that emigrating farmers wanted as their own. So the Potawatomi were rounded up and forced to leave their...
Potawatomi Trail of Death
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Pancho Villa and the El Paso Connection
Although Pancho Villa—whose real name was Doroteo Arango—is the best known figure of the Mexican Revolution, Villa would perhaps never have gained...
Collecting “Bois de Vache”
“After we reached the plains, the only fuel we had was buffalo and cow chips,” wrote six-year-old Nellie Gray, a second cousin to Sheriff Pat...
Hope In a Bottle
“Step right up and git yur bottle of Dr. Jim’s Miracle Tonic. It’s only 50 cents, folks, and will change your life forever!” Suddenly, a stooped...
Rough Riders & Presidents
Artist Frederic Remington first arrived in Cuba in January 1897, on assignment for newspaper magnate William R. Hearst. He remained there, and...
Uncle Ernie’s Guide to Old Time Rodeo (Nonfiction)
The typesetting is quirky, the illustrations are cartoonish and yet this book is a hoot! A brief history of rodeo events, including bulldogging,...
The Lost Boy: With Penny the Mustang Pony (Children’s Book)
Ages 4-8: This is the fourth story in a picture book series about the wild pony named Penny. The playful mustang and her friend Star discover a...
A Promise For Spring (Fiction)
Emmaline Bradford nervously leaves her home in England and ventures to the Kansas plains into an arranged marriage with a man she hardly remembers....
Zane Grey Western Legends (Fiction)
Thousands of readers have blessed the day Pearl Zane Grey dropped the dental profession to pen memorable Westerns such as the classics in this...
Where Law Ends (Fiction)
Fast with a gun, Montana Territory Sheriff Henry Plummer is the right man for hunting down the road agents swarming the bullion-toting coach lines....
Last Buckaroo (Fiction)
Tap McCoy, an aging buckaroo, tells about his travels from ranch to ranch as he earns his living the cowboy way. With a keen sense of humor and...
Love In an Envelope (Nonfiction)
Imagine the thrill for a professor of Western history to discover a box of letters dating from 1870-72. As Daniel Tyler cautiously opened the...