How the English-born, Civil War veteran’s career as America’s most prolific poet-stagecoach robber began on the backroads of California’s gold...
The Bandit Bard
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John Boessenecker
A Real Woman Bandit
Pearl Hart was a wildcat on and off the outlaw trail. Few Old West outlaws have had so many myths written about them as Pearl Hart, the Arizona...
Ride the Devil’s Herd
How the Cowboys Ruled Tombstone before Wyatt Earp.
John X. Beidler
A shotgun messenger in Old Montana left a great legacy of service and courage.
Shotguns and Outlaws
Wells Fargo’s shotgun messenger Mike Tovey was among the bravest of them all.
Frank Hamer vs. Bonnie and Clyde
Frank Hamer’s career began during the closing years of the Texas frontier, and saw him transition from a horseback Ranger into a motorized...
A Texas Ranger Earns His Spurs
Frank Hamer rested his muscular frame against the trunk of a hackberry tree. He levered a round into the chamber of his Winchester Model 1894...
What History Has Taught Me: John Boessenecker
A native of San Francisco, California, John Boessenecker graduated from San Francisco State University with a history degree in 1975. After serving...
The Rise of the Cow-Boys
The cowboys’ genesis lay in the savvy and the six-shooters of John Kinney, one of the most notorious outlaws of the Southwest. Kinney was a New...
The Rise of the Toughest Texas Ranger
Texas bred tough men, and none came any tougher than Frank Hamer. He was to the Lone Star State what Wyatt Earp was to Arizona and what Wild Bill...
Gold Rush Country
Anyone visiting Gold Rush Country should be sure to read these first: The World Rushed In: The California Gold Rush Experience by J.S. Holliday...
The Bravest Lawman You’ve Never Heard Of
Bob Paul was one of the greatest of all frontier peace officers. His extraordinary life of high adventure—first as a whaler in the South Pacific,...