The problem with the only known photo of John Ringo is that he looks like a banker. The real Johnny Ringo (as he perhaps…
The End of The Line Two “Americanos” vs. A Uyuni Posse
November 6, 1908 A four-man posse from Uyuni, Bolivia, rides into the small village of San Vicente, warning a village o…
The Deadly Escape Billy the Kid vs. Olinger & Bell
Godfrey Gauss and Sam Wortley live behind the Lincoln Courthouse. Gauss lights his pipe and leaves his room, crossing th…
Canyon Springs Ambush The Lame Johnny Gang vs. The Quick Shot Davis Messengers
September 26, 1878 The Monitor stage rolls out of Deadwood at seven in the morning. On the box is “Big Gene” Barnett han…
Battle of Rosebud Crook vs. Crazy Horse & Sitting Bull
General Crook is leading the Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition, which consists of some 990 cavalry and mule-mounted in…
Zip Zapped! Zip Wyatt vs Everyone in Western Oklahoma
Near Cainville, Oklahoma, Marion Hildreth and five other lawmen surround a cabin. After eating supper, Ike Black and Dic…
Battle of the Plaza Bat Masterson vs. Peacock & Updegraph.
April 16, 1881 Bat Masterson has just covered 1,100 miles, mostly by rail, to come to the aid of his estranged brother J…
Overkill! Bonnie & Clyde vs Frank Hamer & his posse.
It is a warm, muggy morning, as Clyde Barrow drives his stolen V-8 Ford towards Methvin’s place, which is a twenty-minut…
Christmas Road Trip
After Pat Garrett and his posse successfully captured Billy the Kid and three members of his gang at a place called Stin…
A Long and Twisted Trail The Byzantine Connections Between Pancho Villa, A Chicago reporter, Billy the Kid, Bonnie & Clyde and Brushy Bill.
When you tug at the threads of history you will find it connected to some pretty disparate events. For example: If the U…