Sir Roger Moore, best known for replacing Sean Connery as secret agent James Bond after George Lazenby failed in his attempt, is no stranger to Westerns, having played the lead in the short-lived 1959-60 ABC series The Alaskans before skipping over to ABC’s Maverick, as Bret and Bart’s British cousin Beau. Now Moore is set to star and executive-produce the romantic comedy Connemara Days, which takes place in Ireland during the filming of John Ford’s 1952 classic The Quiet Man, starring Joh

July 2010
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- Wichita Whore War
- Crossed Sabres
- Why does Virgil Earp get so little credit as an Old West lawman?
- Are tumbleweeds not native to America?
- What did a cowboy do with his rifle when it was illegal to carry them into towns?
- Did cowboys really pull pack animals by holding a rope tied to their saddle horn?
- When did belt loops become common?
- How did the Mountain Men cook beaver tails?
- Stay on Target When Collecting Gun Shots
- Dreams of Gold on the Starvation Trail
- Calgary’s “Exotic” Stampede
- Joe McNeill
- Bandera, Texas
- The Digital Frontier
- Ethnic Fare
- The Functional Side of Cowboy Boots
- What’s in His Head?
- The Best BBQ Joints in Texas