Alfred Jacob Miller was 27 years old when Scotsman Capt. William Drummond Stewart visited his Baltimore studio in 1837. Stewart thought his upcoming journey into the American West might be his last. He wanted an artist who could travel with him and record the scenes they would see together. With strong support from his family and

October 2010
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- Uno, Dos, Tres!
- Cowgirl 101 in Apache Country
- Uberti’s Wild West
- Trailing Alfred Jacob Miller in the West
- A Crotchety Cowboy Mentor
- The Tunstalls Return
- Exploding Ginger Snaps?
- Too Much Sun
- Outerwear Out West
- Celebration of Non-Indian, Indian Art
- C.M. Russell’s Illustrated Colt
- Mike Scovel
- Fort Davis, Texas
- What does “kack” refer to?
- Who is the namesake of Allen Street in Tombstone, Arizona?
- Did most Old West saloons have swinging doors?
- Were the Yaqui Indians the most fearsome warrior tribe?
- Were Hickok’s 1851 Navy Colts plated?
- What can you tell me about the eight-gauge shotgun in Streets of Laredo?
- Who was the first American to map the Columbia River Basin?
- Forget The Alamo