Bobby Bridger is a modern epic poet or bard, once referred to as the “Shakespeare of the American West.” Bridger’s rich musical trilogy spans the...
A Ballad of the West: Songs From the Epic Trilogy
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In Her Daddy’s Footsteps
Alecia was nominated for Emerging Artist of the Year in 2004 by the International Bluegrass Musicians Association, but that doesn’t mean she...
In His Blood
Before you dismiss Thomas Eidson as some Easterner who doesn’t know a whit about the Old West, think again. Sure, Eidson is executive vice president...
Following Billy the Kid
Rex Buchman says the mare I’m riding has been fed rocket fuel, but I don’t believe him. Besides, as our horses enter the Pecos River near Fort...
Down on Lewis & Clark
It’s official: Everybody wants a piece of Lewis & Clark. Except me. Don’t get me wrong. I appreciate what William Clark and Meriwether Lewis...
Saddling Up in Style
Jerry Croft can be a stubborn cuss. Growing up in Michigan, he decided he was going to be a cowboy. There was just one problem. Everybody told him...
Boone’s Lick
Larry McMurtry’s novel, Boone’s Lick, is under negotiation to be directed by Lasse Hallstrom. The Universal Studios film will be adapted by McMurtry...
Skeletons of the Sahara
American sailors shipwrecked off the North African Coast in 1815 are sold into slavery in DreamWorks and Intermedia’s Skeletons of the Sahara, based...
Was Tom Horn a hired gun in the Pleasant Valley War?
Roland Sherry Clark Via the Internet Horn was allegedly a friend of Ed Tewksbury, whose feud with the Graham ranch resulted in the Pleasant Valley...
Do you think Custer was seeking glory at Little Bighorn? And would he have turned down a presidential nomination if offered?
Charles Avra Via the Internet Custer was undoubtedly looking for glory. He had become an outstanding cavalry officer because he possessed an...
Who was Billy Wilson?
Ron Mance Cicero, Illinois Billy Wilson was one of New Mexico’s Lincoln County warriors. He later became sheriff of Texas’ Terrell County, where he...
Did Frank James die in the last shoot-out with the Ford that was still living?
Richard Dalton Via Fax Frank James died peacefully of old age at the James farm in Clay County, Missouri, on February 18, 1915. His ashes were kept...