It was in March of 1822 that the now-famous advertisement appeared in the Missouri Republican: TO ENTERPRISING YOUNG MEN. The subscriber wishes to...
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Rhyolite or Bust
Imagine entering a town that, technically, no longer exists. Imagine the bustling town; the thousands of people whose hopes and dreams came to life...
Santa Fe in a day
The City Different is America’s oldest capital city and one of the country’s top tourist destinations with almost 400 years of history, art...
Ranch Hand Rodeo
When I was a kid picking cotton in Texas, certain drugstore cowboys sang a song that went: When it’s roundup time in Texas, And the bloom is on the...
MERLIN FOUGHT THE BATTLE OF ‘JERICHO’ and the distribution walls don’t come tumblin’ down
This year’s American Outlaws turned out to be as big a blunder as the James-Younger gang’s Northfield, Minnesota bank robbery. The film’s wretched...
State Of Native America
It’s the part of America that most of America doesn’t want to talk about and knows absolutely nothing about—the Indian reservation. It’s simply...
Can you give me any information about a photo where, somewhere in Arizona, a group of cowboys had their picture taken with a corpse? I heard they were drinking a toast to the dead man.
Can you give me any information about a photo where, somewhere in Arizona, a group of cowboys had their picture taken with a corpse? I heard they...
I seem to recall reading something about donuts being invented in the Old West. Have you heard the story?
I seem to recall reading something about donuts being invented in the Old West. Have you heard the story? Charles Abney Boise, Idaho Yup, there are...
Why did Army paratroopers during World War II shout “Geronimo” when they jumped?
Why did Army paratroopers during World War II shout “Geronimo” when they jumped? Joe Riley St. Paul, Minnesota It’s said to have started at Fort...
I was curious if there are any books or other information on Mickey Free? If not, can you tell me when and where he died?
I was curious if there are any books or other information on Mickey Free? If not, can you tell me when and where he died? Bret Burkhard Tonopah,...
Surviving The Loneliest Road In America
So, if you choose to make this 287-mile historical adventure across the state (which, by the way, offers a view of the most beautiful mountain...
The Ballad of Don Edwards
In a fast-moving world where MTV has replaced live concerts and music is often delivered digitally off a “jukebox” known as a PC, can there still be...