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Florence, Arizona
In his teens, in the 1950s, Tom Smith found himself atop the "world's wonder horse"—or rather, the second Champion. After a long day at the Junior...
The Firearms Legacy of Will Hoffeld
Back in the good ol’ days of the 1960s and ’70s, I frequented a magical, little shop in Los Angeles, California, called the Eagle’s Nest. Stuffed...
Frank Weller
Rescuing a horse from slaughter gives you a special feeling. The horses say it best in their thanks to us, but it goes far beyond each rescued foal...
Following Thomas “Broken Hand” Fitzpatrick
Irish immigrant Thomas Fitzpatrick signed on with William Ashley to head out West in search of beaver in 1823. He traveled up the Missouri River,...
Preservation: Canada Can-Do
Canada Can-Do Ontario, Canada, thrived due to the railroads that crisscrossed the region in the 1800s. At one point, about 3,000 train stations...
Potawatomi Trail of Death
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...
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,...