At the dawn of the age of automatic pistols, young Lt. George S. Patton relied on reverse technology when he used his famed ivory-stocked, 1873...
Patton’s Peacemaker Blazes Again
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Seasick on the Prairie
Author Mark Twain likened the stagecoach to “an imposing cradle on wheels,” referring to the consistent sway of the vehicle that made some...
One Continental Union
It’s Monday, May 10, 1869, 2:40 p.m., Eastern time. For the first time, the entire nation is riveted to one event. “We have got done praying, the...
Mojave Drums
Loretta Veach, founder and owner of Mojave Drums in Meadview, Arizona, says “rhythm is something that all people have inside them.” And she’s...
Kirk Ratajesak
Fretting is something most of us try to avoid. Kirk Ratajesak, of Seattle, Washington, on the other hand, has made fretting his life’s work. But...
Placing Blame
Just after dawn on November 29, 1864, elements of the First and Third Colorado Regiments commanded by Col. John M. Chivington attacked a peaceful...
All This Way for the Short Ride
So, you’ve never heard of Tom Russell? Join the club. Songwriters, unlike performers, are often unknown. Tom Russell is a cult figure around the...
Custer Battlefield Museum
After his victory at Washita, a buckskin-clad Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer felt undaunted in his role of frontier Indian fighter. The Seventh...
Did Davy Really Die?
March 6, 1836 Did He Go Down Swinging or Surrendering? Just after midnight, Gen. Santa Anna orders his 2,064 troops to move toward their assault...
Following the Hawks
For years, novelist Win Blevins honed his storytelling skills by creating characters and events in Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park for his youngest son...
Bird’s-eye View of 19th-century Mining
If a miner wrote back East of his adventures, he may have sealed his message inside a pictorial lettersheet depicting a bird’s-eye view of the...
Dirty Digs
After recalling a sod house he’d seen at one of the stage stations between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Carson City, Nevada, in 1861, Mark Twain wrote...