Female journalists were a novelty in the late 1800s. The noisy, smoky newsroom was hardly the place for a gentle sex whose “sphere” was the home and...
Phileas Fogg, Eat My Dust!
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Pike Peaked!
December 27, 1894 Celebrating the holidays in Jacob “Jew Jake” Harris’ saloon in newly named Landusky, Montana, the town’s namesake, Powell “Pike”...
The Buscadero Bio
Sure, Commodore Perry Owens looked like a dude with his long hair, fancy duds and good looks. The man was definitely stylin’. But he made his bones...
Zane Grey
Rare are authors like Jack London and Papa Hemingway, whose lives turned out to be as interesting as their books. But Zane Grey is another one of...
The Legacy of Conquest
Limerick first wrote in this book, nearly 20 years ago, that she’d probably change her mind about some of the points she raised. And she has. Her...
Did Buffalo Bill Cody ever ride for the Pony Express?
Glenn Miller North English, Iowa For help with this question, I contacted Lynn Houze, assistant curator at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center...
My cowboy uncle from Arizona told me he used to clean his clothes after a cattle drive by putting them on an anthill. Was he telling me the truth?
My cowboy uncle from Arizona told me he used to clean his clothes after a cattle drive by putting them on an anthill. Was he telling me the truth?...
Can you tell me more about Western novelist Frank O’Rourke?
Can you tell me more about Western novelist Frank O’Rourke? Peter Hast Krefeld, Germany Frank O’Rourke (1916-1989) had a long and distinguished...
In the early 1950s, Smiley Burnette came to Burnham Drive-in Theater in Burnham, Pennsylvania, and children were photographed with him. My mother refused to buy my photo. Are there any negatives/photos in a collection?
In the early 1950s, Smiley Burnette came to Burnham Drive-in Theater in Burnham, Pennsylvania, and children were photographed with him. My mother...
Where can I find information on the outlaw known as “The Last Train Robber?”
Where can I find information on the outlaw known as “The Last Train Robber?” Troy Carlisle Tulsa, Oklahoma You must be talking about Bill...
What do you know about the children of Cynthia Ann Parker, the woman who was taken captive by the Comanches in 1836 and returned to her family in 1860?
What do you know about the children of Cynthia Ann Parker, the woman who was taken captive by the Comanches in 1836 and returned to her family in...
Holmes on the Range
Heading across Montana’s Big Sky Country, brothers Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer ride into a mystery when they sign on as ranch hands at the...