I’m reading a book that claims Old West pimps were called Pi’s. Is that pronounced like Pees or Pies? Kriya Singh New York, New York I’ve never...
One victim of the Lincoln County War was Morris Bernstein. Who was he? James Freed Dennison, Ohio On August 5, 1878, Billy the Kid and a group of...
The flintlock reigned supreme for 200 years, making it the longest used form of firearms ignition in history. Originally published in Sweden in...
Duane King expertly recounts this tragic tale with historic maps, diaries, military accounts and oral traditions. What he does best, however, is...
Billy Bob Thornton’s got a costume that frankly beats out pretty much most of what passes for collectible in the Hollywood memorabilia category so...
Somewhere, Fred Harvey, a visionary from the 19th century, is smiling down on Allan Affeldt, a dreamer in the 21st century. Fred Harvey was a plain...
“It was very famous in its day. The whole United States rang with its horrors.” But by 1872, when the classic Roughing It was first published, Mark...
Although created as a fictional cowboy hero, Hopalong Cassidy—as portrayed by actor William Boyd—has become as real to millions of Western fans as...
On a hot August day, I borrowed a dark bay quarter horse named Jake to participate in a Pony Express Trail Ride from the ghost town of White Oaks to...
If a student of the exploration and expansion of the American West were to have only one book to cover it all, this big volume would be the one to...
In the story of Mormon Row near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, all of the classic Western settlers’ tribulations played havoc on the May and Moulton...
These true tales begin with Evans’ first horse, Cricket, a $10 steel bay that accompanied Evans across the Texas plain in search of rabbits. Among...