A coal camp teacher discovered herself and the world in the Mohrland, Utah, melting pot.
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The Tragedy Of Antelope Creek
In January 1879, the Northern Cheyenne breakout from Fort Robinson ends IN A bloody one-sided victory for the Army.
Capturing Protectors Of Peace
Rare shots of Old West lawmen with firearms—and without.
Blind Pig Bonanza
A new biography on the bonanza-seeking Earps, plus new Western histories and biographies on an Old West rifle, Spanish Texas, a coal war gunman and a Sioux War reporter.
Go West!
Travel back in time on America’s historic western trails and discover where history happened during the building of a nation.
Wyatt’s Stallion, the Apache Kid and the Code of the West
What became of Wyatt Earp’s horse, Dick Naylor? When did the first autos appear in the Wild West towns? There is a U.S. National Forest map “The Apache Kid Wilderness” that shows the Apache Kid’s gravesite. Is that accurate? And more.
Last Ride Across Hi-Lo
Max Evans’s final novel The King of Taos, a literary Western, and new biographies of outlaws Cherokee Bill and Willis Newton.
Home On The Range Cabin “…And The Skies Are Not Cloudy All Day”
Going “home” to a sweet moment in American history.
Eyewitness To Mayhem?
Did Big Nose Kate watch the Tombstone shootout?
Wyatt’s Stallion, the Apache Kid and the Code of the West
What became of Wyatt Earp’s horse, Dick Naylor? How did the term “Code of the West” originate? Did a youngster named Al Smith name Hole in the Wall?
Assassination Nation
Get ready to tangle with epic events and tragic stats on the revolution road.
What History Has Taught Me: Silas Hite
Silas Hite, Composer, Musician, Artist