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The Myth of the Buffalo Stand
Lying atop a grassy knoll 400 yards downwind from a grazing herd, a bearded, unkempt hunter rests the barrel of his .50–caliber Sharps on a metal...
Style of the Texas Rangers
Texas Ranger—a man’s man and a woman’s hero—men whose grit was their glamour. The lawmen who wore the Lone Star badge would never have guessed...
Virginia City
You might not be asked to sign a paper pledging allegiance to the Union when you enter Virginia City, Montana, but then again you could be. Born...
Mike Blakely
Roping, riding and writing—that’s a typical day for Mike Blakely, one of the fastest rising stars in Western fiction. Lately the fourth “R,”...
Was anyone actually hanged in the Old West for stealing a horse?
Was anyone actually hanged in the Old West for stealing a horse? Paul Gordon St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada Stealing a man’s horse in the wide open...
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 Sergeant W.J.L. Sullivan, Texas Ranger Co. B, Frontier Battalion. Did he write other books and has anyone else
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 could be made of brass. Can you tell me anything about it?
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 post-Tombstone years, and what was his fate?
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...
Texas Rangers
Depending on who you believe, the Rangers in Texas began their existence in either 1823, only two years after Anglo-American colonists first settled...
Remembering the Alamo
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...
Alamo Myths
Only weeks after the 13-day siege and battle, contemporary newspapers provided conflicting accounts of what happened at the famous mission-fortress....