Petra Vela Kenedy, torn between her native homeland and her new life in Texas, lived through the 1846-48 Mexican-American War. She and her husband...
Petra’s Legacy (Nonfiction)
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Can you recommend a reference book on Old West firearms?
Can you recommend a reference book on firearms of the Old West? Brenda Jackson Mesa, Arizona Guns of the Old West by Charles Edward Chapel is one I...
What happened to Davy Crockett’s rifle “Beautiful Betsy?”
What happened to the ornate rifle that frontiersman David Crockett called his "Beautiful Betsy?" James Camp Cameron, Texas Three important rifles...
What is cowboy artist Jo Mora’s backstory?
What is cowboy artist Jo Mora's backstory? Jan Ruysschaert Brugge, Belgium Joseph Jacinto “Jo” Mora was born in Uruguay in 1876 and immigrated to...
Did citizens lynch criminals in the West?
Did citizens lynch criminals in the West? Pat Pirillo Mansfield, Texas Yes, “lynch law” was prevalent in sparsely-settled districts, where the...
What can you tell me about cowboy actor Tim McCoy?
What can you tell me about cowboy actor Tim McCoy? Ross Taylor Nashville, Tennessee Tim McCoy was the 20th-century version of Buffalo Bill,...
Do Indians not have facial hair?
I have been watching Westerns ever since I was a child and have never seen an Indian with a beard or mustache. Do they not have facial hair? Curtis...
Is “remada” an English derivative of the Spanish word remuda?
Is "ramada" an English derivative of the Spanish word remuda? John Hay Prescott Valley, Arizona I checked the dictionary Larousse and found “ramada”...
Requiem for Billy the Kid
French filmmaker Anne Feinsilber began thinking about Billy the Kid when she read a New York Times article about the controversies surrounding his...
The Good News, Bad News No Country
“No matter how a man alone ain't got no bloody f****** chance.” —Harry Morgan, To Have and Have Not (1937) No Country for Old Men is really two...
Nez Perce Country (Nonfiction)
The latest volume in Nebraska’s Bison Books series is a history of the Nez Perce Indians in the Columbia Plateau, which covers parts of Idaho,...
How to Yodel (Nonfiction)
While I never had a desire to learn how to yodel, this book teaches the fine art, in a fun way. The writing is quite humorous with chapters...