"My parents loved Westerns. My mother’s family were pioneers; they were the first four wagons into Seattle, Washington. When I was five, in a little...
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Ambushed on the Pecos
The Courageous Life and Death of Oliver Loving In 1867, beneath a bluff a few miles from Carlsbad, New Mexico, two Texas cattlemen—one of them a...
Wichita, Kansas
The once wild and woolly cowtown still celebrates its Old West heritage. The arrival of the railroad in 1872 transformed this trading post...
Western Roundup: June 2021
Brian Lebel’s Old West Show & Auction June 25-27, 2021, Santa Fe, NM: A weekend dealer show and sale, along with an exciting, live/online...
The Baron, the Cow-boys and the Trail Boss
I’ve read more than one article (including items from your books) about James Addison Reavis, the so-called “Baron of Arizona.” Which side did he...
What History has Taught Me: Rose Speirs
Rose Speirs, Communications Director, Deadwood History, Inc. Rose Speirs works for Deadwood History, Inc. in Deadwood, South Dakota. For her, it is...
The Battle of Big Dry Wash
Al Sieber & U.S. Troops vs. Na-ti-o-tish's Apaches One of the scouts spots the Apaches waiting in ambush on the north side of the canyon. July...
The Hero or Goat of Beecher Island?
The legacy of Gen. George Forsyth’s leadership in the famous battle remains controversial over 150 years later. George “Sandy” Forsyth was a...
Is Doc Holliday in This Photo, or Not?
An old photo is reexamined by the world’s top Doc Holliday expert. “Doc Holliday is ten feet tall and weighs a ton.” —Tucson Daily Star, June 11,...
Remembering Larry McMurtry
The life and times of the legendary Western writer and the legacy of Lonesome Dove. “Sometimes Sonny felt like he was the only human creature in...
Little Bighorn Indian Memorial
A Vision Realized on the 145th Anniversary of the Battle The Indian Memorial at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana was created...
The Great Chiefs
Their Courage Shaped a Nation "Resting here until day breaks and shadows fall and darkness disappears is Quanah Parker, the last chief of the...