The San Elizario salt flats were the prize in a Texas feud.
The Battle Over Salt
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Articles
Shooting Back
Our readers remind us of the variables and vagaries of historic truths, “well-established” facts, headlines and historical photographs.
The Mystique of the Americas’ First People
Cowan’s annual American Indian Art Auction sells out.
They Don’t Make ’Em Like They Used To
But we’re so lucky they once did.
The Kids Return
This issue marks the return of two of my favorite “Kids.” One is the legendary outlaw who sparked in me a lifetime of research on his short and violent life, and the other is the legendary scholar who, so far, has had a long and peaceful life, interrupted by eloquent tirades against the machine.
The View Ahead
In the last quarter of the year, publishers are busily touting end-of-the year books and next year’s early releases. From advance copies I have received, I believe fans of Western history and fiction will be busy for the next few months buying and reading a bounty of offerings from publishers, small and large.
The Forgotten Founding Father
Daniel Boone and the Birth of the Frontier Movement
Cherokee Bill
Bold, Brazen Bank-Robbing Bandit of the Indian Territory
The End Of The Trail
Producer Bobby Roberts’ Western ensemble Monte Walsh remains a classic 50 years later.
Olive Johnson
A coal camp teacher discovered herself and the world in the Mohrland, Utah, melting pot.
The Tragedy Of Antelope Creek
In January 1879, the Northern Cheyenne breakout from Fort Robinson ends IN A bloody one-sided victory for the Army.
Capturing Protectors Of Peace
Rare shots of Old West lawmen with firearms—and without.