Research is the reason I find historical novels a joy to write,” says Michelle Black. “I have loved research since my law school days. It’s like a treasure hunt.” Her first two books, Never Come Down (a mining-town mystery and e-book bestseller) and Lightning in a Drought Year (set in 1880s Kansas and endorsed by the National Education Association) each earned Black a Colorado Independent Publisher Award. An Uncommon Enemy, about the months following the Custer battle of the Washita in 1

May/June 2003
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- What happened to the killer of Pat Garrett?
- In the basement photo gallery of Tombstone’s Bird Cage Theatre there is a photograph claiming to be “the only known photo of Curly Bill.” Indeed, the man does have curly hair. Do you have any thoughts on the matter?
- My father used to tell us about a fight between the Everetts and Tutts in Yellville, Arkansas. Was there a feud?
- Something we never see in the movies is how people dealt with the delicate subject of wiping their bottoms. What can you tell us about the subject?
- The photo in the Feb/March 2003 Ask the Marshall is well-known. I could never understand the “cap” the bartender is wearing. Any ideas on this?
- Hubbard Museum of the American West
- From Cow Town to Western Chic
- The Jeans Mystique