September 7, 1876 It’s just past 2:00 p.m. when three horsemen wearing matching white linen dusters dismount in front of the First National Bank in...
The Battle of Northfield
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From Troy Grove to the Tin Star
Long before he became acting sheriff of Ellis County, Kansas, and later marshal of Abilene, also Kansas, James Butler Hickok had served in several...
I know glass window panes were scarce in the early West. So, what did the early pioneers use?
I know glass window panes were scarce in the early West. So, what did the early pioneers use? Junior Wilkes Monahans, Texas Many settlers fit their...
Why did so many Western-bound wagon trains use oxen instead or horses of mules?
Why did so many Western-bound wagon trains use oxen instead or horses of mules? Joshua Young Star Valley, Arizona Oxen were slower than mules or...
In the history books we learn that gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill and that precipitated the famous Gold Rush of 1849. Someone told me that gold was actually discovered much earlier in the West. Is that true?
In the history books we learn that gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill and that precipitated the famous Gold Rush of 1849. Someone told me that...
I read one time, but can’t remember in what book, about the good quality of “blue ice” that was available to Tombstone residents during its heyday. They used it to chill oysters and in drinks. I think the ice came from Alaska via San Francisco in the hull
I read one time, but can’t remember in what book, about the good quality of “blue ice” that was available to Tombstone residents during its heyday....
I’ve heard that Julesburg, Colorado, is named after an outlaw. Please explain.
I’ve heard that Julesburg, Colorado, is named after an outlaw. Please explain. Eric Baker Durango, Colorado Jules Reni, for whom Julesburg is named,...
Do you know of any pictures of Big Nose Kate? I can’t seem to find any.
Do you know of any pictures of Big Nose Kate? I can’t seem to find any. Ray Frady Via the Internet Yes, there are a couple. At left is the earliest...
Joseph Rosa
Joseph G. Rosa has spent over 40 years researching the truths, myths and legends of Wild Bill Hickok. He has produced five books on the subject,...
Prince of the Pistoleers
CO-EDITED BY JOSEPH G.ROSA & THADD M.TURNER Even in his own time, they called him “Wild Bill.” And, though this August marks the 125th...
A Deadly Game
WARNING: This excerpt from the recently released Wild Bill Hickok: Deadwood City—End of Trail uses a fictional treatment of the facts derived from...
A Pistoleer Poet?
James Butler Hickok proved on numerous occasions that he was neither gun nor camera shy, and his attraction to the opposite sex is also well known....