A young teen, in the 1880s, heads west to Montana to try his hand at cowboying. His passion for adventure converts him to the wilds of the Bonanza...
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Where the Buffalo Roam
A buffalo by any other name would still … not get the ink of Bill Cody. C.J. Jones knew that firsthand. He was a hunter and scout; he even rode with...
Remington Schuyler’s West
Western art of the 1920-30s somehow awakens a degree of nostalgia in all of us, and there is plenty of it here. Artist Remington Schuyler...
When were numbers and letters put on playing cards?
When were numbers and letters put on playing cards? Bill Calloway Wilmington, Delaware I contacted an old friend, Dr. Lafitte, an expert on the...
What rodeo really holds the claim as the “World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo?”
What rodeo really holds the claim as the “World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo?” Dee Anne Jackson Gilbert, Arizona The West’s first rodeo was an...
A huge debate I have with my pards is whether or not Hickok used a sash as a gunbelt. Will you settle this for us?
A huge debate I have with my pards is whether or not Hickok used a sash as a gunbelt. Will you settle this for us? Dan George Fremont, New Hampshire...
Limiting ourselves to the American West and to the 1800s, what was the longest distance a herd was moved?
Limiting ourselves to the American West and to the 1800s, what was the longest distance a herd was moved? Mike Franklin Poteet, Texas The longest...
I once read a book that stated about 400 deaths in the Old West were due to gunfights. Is this figure correct?
I once read a book that stated about 400 deaths in the Old West were due to gunfights. Is this figure correct? Michael J. Glaze Seattle, Washington...
The Price of Pride
In this Western Romance set in the 1890s, Sarah Brighton, an opinionated journalist from St. Louis, travels to wild and wooly Santa Fe, New Mexico,...
The Rebel: Johnny Yuma
Riding away from a lost war, Confederate Johnny Yuma has two vows to keep: He must find a dead friend’s sister and rejoin his father, sheriff of...
The Saddlemaker’s Wife
A Berkley Prime Crime novel, this story has little to do with making saddles. When Ruby McGavin’s husband of six months commits suicide, she is...
Stone Song
Could Crazy Horse’s pursuit of his Spirit Rider be an unspoken sacrament, or was his unyielding devotion to the Oglala’s survival the true vision?...