Who is Sheet-Iron Jack?Willie SlappyJonesboro, Georgia Jack arrived in California in the 1860s and worked as a barber in the gold camps. He sported tattoos of naked ladies on his arms, and entertained folks by singing and playing the guitar. He apparently was the well-educated son of a preacher. Jack also made money on the side as a horse thief. Some boys caught him in the act and fired rounds of buckshot in his direction. They heard what sounded like rain on a tin roof—the pellets had hit h

August 2012
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- The Mini “Buffalo Gun”
- High Doom in the Andes
- How did Chester Goode, Matt Dillon’s assistant on Gunsmoke, get his limp?
- Singing for His Supper
- A Bonanza Paradise
- Pizza in the Old West
- A Tale of Two Shirts
- Tailor-Made Re-enactor
- Larry Winget
- Bill Anton
- 10 for 10: Santa Barbara, CA
- Why did the three “Outlaw Cowboys” from your May 2012 issue tuck one pant leg into their boots?
- Did U.S. marshals have authority over local law enforcement officials?
- Who is Sheet-Iron Jack?
- Who had the fastest draw: John Wesley Hardin, Wild Bill Hickok or Doc Holliday?
- August 2012 Events
- Following the Santa Fe Trail
- Railfest
- Rodeo Ben’s Jeans
- What are the Staked Plains?