With building plans on hand, student Roger Blomquist opened an 1800s-style saddle company, Deseret Saddlery, based in Provo, Utah. A former...
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Who was the soldier known to the Indians as Bad Hand?
Who was the soldier known to the Indians as Bad Hand? Davis Wenzler Decatur, Alabama That would be Col. Ranald Mackenzie. Born to a military family,...
Can you tell me why stagecoaches are always painted red with yellow wheels and frames in the movies and on TV shows?
Can you tell me why stagecoaches are always painted red with yellow wheels and frames in the movies and on TV shows? Steven Crosby Via the Internet...
In the Old West, was there ever a female peace officer?
In the Old West, was there ever a female peace officer? Debra Via the Internet The article “Frontier Women at Arms” in the July 2005 issue of True...
Singing of the Wrongs and Heroism of the Indians
“It makes little difference ... where one opens the record of the history of the Indians; every page and every year has its dark stain.... “Neither...
Boxing Impresario Nonpareil
A look at the record of heavyweight championship fights reveals that on February 21, 1896, Ruby Robert Fitzsimmons defeated Peter Maher, the Irish...
Mexican-American War Archive Tops Sale
A rare account of the Mexican-American War is found in an extensive archive of Raphael C. Smead, the captain of Company D of the Fourth Artillery....
A Rancher’s Big Heart Goes the Distance
When C.B. Irwin rode into an arena and announced an event, he did not need a megaphone for this big man had a booming voice. Although his Stetson...
The Mysterious Death of John Ringo
July 2-14 1882 John Ringo has decided to move to Tombstone, Arizona (he has been living in San Simon and Galeyville). He arrives in town and...
Is the Alleged Josie Earp Photo Really of Evelyn Nesbit?
A former artist’s model turned “Florodora Girl,” Evelyn Nesbit married Philadelphia society scion Harry K. Thaw in 1906. A few months later, after...
All Trails Lead to Casper
“The wind is all,” Jon Chandler writes in his brilliant novel Wyoming Wind. “The wind is ever present.” Boy, he wasn’t kidding, even if he was...
Out-pumped
By the early 1880s, Colt was the undisputed leader in the handgun field. Wishing to capture some of the rifle market, however, Colt acquired the...