If you took all the alcohol out of the Wild West era, you would certainly save a forest of trees, because all of the pri…
Under The Mistletoe
After being captured at Stinking Springs, Billy the Kid and his gang were taken to Fort Sumner, New Mexico where Billy w…
Snowstorm Ambush
Five outlaws rode out of a powder-blue fog on the night of December 19, 1880, straight into an ambush sprung by Sheriff-…
Doc Gets Hammered Doc Holliday vs Milt Joyce.
October 10, 1880 Two well-known sports, John Tyler and John Henry “Doc” Holliday, exchange harsh words while gambling in…
Dear Lew
Writing in red ink on ruled paper, Billy the Kid writes a letter to Lew Wallace, the governor of New Mexico.Written from…
The Tunnel Saloon Fight Pete Gabriel vs Former Deputy Joe Phy.
May 31, 1888 Pete Gabriel, accompanied by his friend Mike Rice, leaves in a buggy from his Riverside gold mines, headed …
Arizona Territory Born Into Trouble
In 1863, a bill passed the U.S. Senate officially organizing the Arizona Territory, and on February 24, President Abraha…
Ike Bites the Dust Ike Clanton vs “Rawhide Jake” Brighton.
June 1, 1887 Apache County Stock Association detective J.V. Brighton, formerly known as “Rawhide Jack” during his rustli…
An Apache Named Fun Was he? One can only hope.
On the San Carlos Apache Reservation in the 1870s the U.S. Army was charged with writing down the names of each tribal m…
This is Where Cole Younger Dies The incredible true story of how the leader of the Younger Boys cheated death and taught a nation patriotism.
Tracking the Jamesless-Younger Gang, September 21, 1876 During the two weeks since the botched bank robbery in Northfiel…