Inspired by 19th-century French military painters, such as Alphonse De Neuville and Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille, New York City artist Ron Lesser...
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Vera’s Cowboy Done Her Wrong
If Vera McGinnis’ love story were a Country Western song, it would go something like this: “He dragged her heart around that ring, that handsome...
What’s Missing from The Missing?
Has Hollywood forgotten that the 1903 Western The Great Train Robbery jump-started the movie industry? When the self-financed Open Range was...
Narcissa Whitman
There were really two Americas in the 1800s, separated by the...
Vera’s Cowboy Done Her Wrong
If Vera McGinnis’ love story were a Country Western song, it would go something like this: “He dragged her heart around that ring, that handsome...
Cassidy Gang Captured Again
Butch Cassidy’s well-known “Fort Worth Five” photograph, which led to the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang’s eventual breakup, was recaptured for the History...
I’ve heard there was a passenger on the Titanic named William P. Longley, and that someone from the family of Wild Bill Longley identified the traveler as the outlaw. Evidently, Longley faked his death only to sink along with the Titanic. Is that true?
I’ve heard there was a passenger on the Titanic named William P. Longley, and that someone from the family of Wild Bill Longley identified the...
How did Martha Jane Canary acquire the nickname “Calamity?”
How did Martha Jane Canary acquire the nickname Calamity? Rob Noyes Cincinnati, Ohio According to one tale, Martha Jane Canary’s paramours, and...
Did the old stagecoach route between Benson and Tucson follow what is today’s I-10?
Did the old stagecoach route between Benson and Tucson follow what is today’s I-10? Harry McNeer Via Fax The old Butterfield Overland stage line,...
National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame
It doesn’t get much better than this: watching fancy marksmanship by Annie Oakley on film that was shot by Thomas Edison. Right off, you know you’re...
What was Hiawatha’s grandmother’s grandmother’s name?
What was Hiawatha’s grandmother’s grandmother’s name? Lim Hocker Via the Internet She was Nokomis, “Daughter of the Moon.”
I would like to know how male homosexuals were treated in the Old West. Were there whorehouses where men could go for male sex? And, are there any books on the subject?
I would like to know how male homosexuals were treated in the Old West. Were there whorehouses where men could go for male sex? And, are there any...