The day I met a living legend On February 25, 2006, I got to have breakfast with a living legend. Joaquin Jackson, Texas Ranger and...
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The Tunnel Saloon Fight
Pete Gabriel vs Former Deputy Joe Phy A Miraculous Recovery MAY 31, 1888 Pete Gabriel, accompanied by his friend Mike Rice, leaves in...
Bar None
The long-gone bars, honky-tonks and saloons I grew up in are more than memories. When I was on the women’s panel at the Tucson Festival of Books...
Tapped Out!
Tap Duncan vs. Bill Hayes “You can have Idaho, but you S.O.B.sbetter not follow me to Arizona.” Maps & Graphics by Gus Walker. Based on the...
Kingman Kin
Here’s a classic film story that involves my hometown, Kingman, the Hotel Beale and my shirttail kin. As the story goes, Buster Keaton was...
Tragic Powwow
The Apache Kid vs Al Sieber, Then Everyone in Arizona Maps & Graphics by Gus Walker Based on the research of Dr. Sam Palmer, Dan Thrapp, Lynda...
One Legit Brit
New research changes the long-accepted story of how Jesse James cashed in his chips. We pride ourselves on telling the true stories of the...
Little by Liddil (Jesse Goes Down)
Wood Hite vs. Dick Liddil Maps & Graphics by Gus Walker. Based on the research of Dr. Sam Palmer and Dan Thrapp. December 4, 1881 James...
A Photographic Memory, or Two
We have done a feature on the most important historical photos of the Old West (see January 2018) and we have done the most iconic photos, so this...
Quick as Lightning and Used to Killing Men
Billy “the Kid” Claiborne vs Buckskin Frank Leslie Tombstone Lives Up to its Claim: A Man for Breakfast Every Morning November 14,...
Ride On, Brave Riders
We have been bucking the odds for a very long time—69 years, to be exact. Yes, somehow, some way, this feisty, little ol’ magazine has survived,...
Legendary Tilghman Goes Down
When the Law Goes Bad There’s a fine line between catching an outlaw and becoming one. Two Different Versions of the Fight Based on the research of...