Dan Tipton was a friend of Wyatt Earp and a member of the Vendetta Ride that went after the killers of Morgan Earp in 1882. In 1883, he likely was a...
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Get Your Kicks!
In 1927, the first Route 66 signs were posted from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, and the legend of the “Mother Road” began. The...
The In-law was an Outlaw
Clint Barkley, alias Bill Bowen, was an in-law of Texas feudists the Horrells. He was arrested in Lampasas, TX in March 1873 for illegally carrying...
What are the Origins of the Code of the West?
What are the origins of the Code of the West? Ronnie Bishop Tulsa, Oklahoma The “Code of the West” was born with the silver screen cowboys. It was...
He Got Clipped
Ferd Patterson was a sporting man who plied his trade primarily in the Pacific Northwest in the years around the Civil War. He also cultivated a...
Prehistoric Americans and Science
Recently I was asked why prehistoric peoples, those who were here before the arrival of the Europeans, weren’t more accomplished in the field of...
Canyon Springs Ambush
September 26, 1878 The Monitor stage rolls out of Deadwood at seven in the morning. On the box is “Big Gene” Barnett handling the ribbons and next...
Zwing Hunt
According to Cochise County Deputy Sheriff, Billy Breakenridge, Zwing Hunt was one of the worst outlaws in that hell-for-leather county. He came...
What History Has Taught Me: Walter Hill
Walter Hill, well-known for his Westerns, is making his recording debut at the age of 77. Hill wrote and narrated The Cowboy Iliad, the story of a...
Deadwood Déjà Vu
"It’s Doc Cochran’s office—I’m sure of it! And there’s the Bella Union!” Over a decade after HBO’s Deadwood had left the air, fans attending the...
Greenbacks
The question came up a while back from a reader wanting to know when paper money started being used by the common man instead of gold and silver...
The Old Pueblo’s Historic Cuisine
When pioneers settled Tucson, Arizona, in the 1800s many ate in hotels, boardinghouses or restaurants that reflected the times and trends. Items...