With his deep voice and lean hawklike look, Western novelist Matt Braun could be one of the Old West lawmen or cowboys that populate his novels....
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What ever happened to “Big Minnie” of Tombstone?
Dave Hayhurst Moline, Illinois Maulda Branscomb stood over six feet tall and weighed 230 lbs. Once you saw her, you never forgot her. Maulda sang,...
Reading the September 2000 True West article by Glenn Shirley, titled, “A Tireless Energy & Nerves of Steel,” I was fascinated by Caroline Bonneville. Are there books about other independent women of the early West?
Stace Webb Via the Internet Agnes Morley Cleveland wrote No Life for a Lady, which is about her experiences on a ranch in New Mexico. Mary Kidder...
What was the favorite type of mule used in the Old West?
Paul Gordon St. Thomas, Ontario The mule of choice was the big Missouri Mule, known far and wide for its intelligence and stamina. I’m told the army...
While looking at a Tombstone photo, I saw a sign that says mule and ox shoes to order. How do you put shoes on a cloven-footed ox?
David M. Peacock Montello, Wisconsin Shoes for oxen come in two halves and were wider than mule shoes. They were more difficult to put on because...
How far apart were Wild Bill Hickok and Dave Tutt in their famous 1865 showdown in Springfield, Missouri?
Tom Shepard El Monte, California Dave Tutt and Wild Bill were, according to many accounts, 75 yards apart; however, Hickok expert Joseph Rosa, in...
During Wyatt Earp’s later years, while he was living in Hollywood, were there any silent films or voice recordings made of him?
Lon Butherous Via the Internet As far as anyone knows, Wyatt was never recorded on cinematic film. The Illustrated Life and Times of Wyatt Earp...
Larian Motel
Gordon Anderson doesn’t believe it, but some of his friends and guests and even a former maid think his Larian Motel is haunted. Gordon says he’s...
Wahoo! Santa Fe
Shouting the name of Diane Zamost’s Santa Fe vintage and vintagelike Western wear company makes most folks want to climb on a horse and head out on...
The Saint of Stillwater Prison
The closest the surviving Younger brothers ever got to heaven was a prison guard who may be declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. “Barney”...
Did Brigham Young Order a Massacre?
On September 11, 1857, 120 men, women and children—pioneers from Arkansas headed for California—were massacred after being promised safe passage...
Was Jesse James a Terrorist?
The new biography Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War, recently published by Alfred A. Knoph, will no doubt cause some waves. Author T.J....