If not for a 27-second gunfight near Tombstone’s O.K. Corral, many of the Old West’s most colorful characters would be remembered as little more...
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Articles
Earning His Retirement
“I’m not writing anything now,” Fred Grove says from his Tucson, Arizona, home. “I feel kind of lost, but I think it’s just as well to hang ’em up.”...
On the Trail of Laura Ingalls Wilder
“As far as I could see, covered wagons stood one beyond another in a long, long line. Behind them and over them, high over half the sky, a yellow...
Boots and Saddles
Although the Civil War was primarily fought east of the Mississippi River, a number of battles did take place in the West. This is also true of...
Fur, Defeat and Pluck
Deserted by her husband, a determined teenage mother is left to raise her young son in France’s colonial outpost, New Orleans. Not an auspicious...
A Western Jubilee: Songs and Stories of The American West
A Western Jubilee is a wonderful collection of songs and poetry featuring the voices of the Sons of the San Joaquin, Don Edwards, Waddie Mitchell...
Welcome to Woody Creek
For almost 40 years the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has served up a comforting roux of Country, Folk and Rock music to soothe the listener’s soul. Main...
Utah’s Official Boogey Man
It was a good day for Porter Rockwell. On April 15, 1847, the first Mormon wagon train under the leadership of Brigham Young was about to depart...
Has the Lost Dutchman Mine Been Found?
“This bug is to make my fortune,” he continued, with a triumphant smile, “to reinstate me in my family possessions. Is it any wonder then, that I...
Pathfinder to Nevada History
In March 1908, a grey, six-cylinder, double seater Thomas Flyer automobile roared through Goldfield, Nevada. In December 2004, the car’s image on a...
Divide and Conquer
After 12 years, seven albums and legions of loyal fans, the Great Divide is poised for a big break with the 2005 release of the band’s latest CD,...
Stronger Proof
Deryl Dodd’s miraculous comeback from an illness that could have destroyed his career shows this Texan has no limits when it comes to what he does...