Fewer Blacks settled in the West than other groups, but they had a distinct and early presence. For example, the first Black man to visit the West...
Imagining the African American West
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Articles
The Conquest of Texas: Ethic Cleansing in the Promised Land
Anderson, professor of history at the University of Oklahoma, specializes in Indian history. His research is astounding, abundant and detailed....
Sheriff Harvey Whitehill, Silver City Stalwart
This is more than just a biography of a sheriff and his part in taming the West. Bob Alexander presents a detailed history of the entire region and...
Scorched Earth
Hidden in this account of Yellowstone’s fires (all of them, not just the terribly destructive “burn” of 1988) is a pretty fair outline-history of...
Tipis on the Terreplein
On September 20, 1886, 383 men, women and children of the Chiricahua and Warm Springs Apache bands arrived in Jacksonville, Florida. They were on...
She Taught the Kid a Lesson
So little information exists about the childhood and youth of Billy the Kid that many of us, happening upon the merest morsel, swallow it eagerly...
Live at the Parlor
A dash Gospel and a sprinkling of Country and Folk are all wrapped up in Blues on this debut CD. The album highlights a poignant tribute to the Man...
The Wagon Master
Only one man could be connected with such a tale, and he’s wagon master L.G. McDonald of Waleska, Georgia. The vehicle was the first L.G. restored...
Will you help me out? For over 40 years, I’ve been trying to figure out this Steve McQueen line from my favorite Western, The Magnificent Seven: “It took me a long time to learn my elbow from a hot rock.”
Will you help me out? For over 40 years, I’ve been trying to figure out this Steve McQueen line from my favorite Western, The Magnificent Seven: “It...
I’ve concluded that the James-Younger Gang got more than $52,000 in about 12 years. What do you suppose they did with it? I was also wondering why Frank James, who lived until 1915, didn’t share more about the gang’s doings
I’ve concluded that the James-Younger Gang got more than $52,000 in about 12 years. What do you suppose they did with it? I was also wondering why...
What is a needle gun?
What is a needle gun? J.D. Dillon Via the Internet A needle gun is an European creation that got a lot of publicity during the Franco-Prussian War...
In Bandolero!, Sheriff July Johnson has the same name/role as he does in Lonesome Dove. Do you know what the correlation is?
In Bandolero!, Sheriff July Johnson has the same name/role as he does in Lonesome Dove. Do you know what the correlation is? Jim Burris Mission...