Bob Boze Bell
Photos Don’t Lie!

Photos Don’t Lie!

We got a sneak peek at a great new photo book Historic Photos of Texas Lawmen by Mike Cox. Really some stunners in there. Great hats, great guns,...

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Ike Bites Dust

Ike Bites Dust

June 1, 1887 Detective J.V. Brighton (who also holds a deputy sheriff’s commission) and two law officers have been on the trail of Ike Clanton and...

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Chimney Wells Roundup

Chimney Wells Roundup

August 14, 1899 Near dusk, two members of the Wild Bunch, Will Carver and Elzy Lay, ride into Virgil Lusk’s cow camp near Chimney Wells, New Mexico,...

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Brothers of Blood

Brothers of Blood

July 10, 1881 The west Wisconsin town of Durand today is hot—the mercury hits triple digits. For the two Coleman brothers, it’s about to get a lot...

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Low Slung Guns

Low Slung Guns

A popular misconception among some Old West re-enactors and wardrobe experts is that everyone wore their gun-belts high on their waists and that the...

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Sweetwater Shoot-out

Sweetwater Shoot-out

October 1, 1917 Frank Hamer wants to go home. The Texas Ranger has just testified at the Callahan County Courthouse in Baird, Texas, in a murder...

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What They Got Right

What They Got Right

It is a rare day indeed when an author admits, “They were very faithful to my book.” Ron Hansen is one of those happy writers. Hansen tells us five...

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