One book I saved from the “burn barrel” was an autobiography titled, Twelve Years in the Saddle For Law and Order on the Frontiers of Texas, by...
On the cover of True West magazine, January 2002, there is a picture of Buffalo Bill Cody. He is wearing a very wide belt and a large buckle and it...
The notoriety of Phineas Clanton seems to be overshadowed by that of his father and his two brothers, Ike and Billy. What did he do in his...
Depending on who you believe, the Rangers in Texas began their existence in either 1823, only two years after Anglo-American colonists first settled...
Death and Doomed Men My own fascination with the Last Stand known as the Alamo began when, as a kid, I saw Fess Parker as Davy Crockett and movies...
Only weeks after the 13-day siege and battle, contemporary newspapers provided conflicting accounts of what happened at the famous mission-fortress....
What sweeteners did Indians have available other than natural semi-sweet berries and fruits? Stephen Frazier Raleigh, NC As far as we can tell,...
Was Billy the Kid as fast as they say with his guns? Bill Laskey St. Catherines, Ontario According to Pat Garrett, Billy was “quick as a flash.”...
What can you tell me about the “Jackass Mail?” Mike Weirens Sartell, MN The “Jackass Mail” was officially the San Antonio and San Diego mail line....
How did they keep beer cold in those saloons in the Old West? David Luthens Hutchinson, MN Depends on where you were. Up in your part of the...
I’ve been reading The Authentic Wild West/The Gunfighters, by James D. Horan. Horan writes that Bat Masterson has written about gunfighters such as...
This is where the Comanche War Trail crossed the Texas-Mexico border . . . buffalo soldiers fought Apaches . . . Judge Roy Bean ruled . . ....