This scholarly, heavily annotated book reminds us that the Old South met the Old West in Texas during the 19th century. The wetter portions of...
Blacks in East Texas History (Nonfiction)
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Rabbit Creek Country (Nonfiction)
Walking in the northern Colorado foothills, the author discovered an abandoned ranch. Intrigued, he unearthed the social history of the area as well...
Staking Her Claim (Nonfiction)
Homesteading on the wind blown prairies of the West was no picnic for anyone, let alone single women. In this book, Hensley masterfully weaves...
Horse Country (Nonfiction)
Horse Country is definitely for Country music and horse devotees. Exclusive interviews with 27 Grand Ole Opry stars—including George Jones, Tanya...
Inkpaduta (Nonfiction)
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...