C.S. Fly’s brief career as a lawman makes a sorry tale. In 1894, C.S. “Buck” Fly decided to take on a new challenge. The famed Tombstone...
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Mark Boardman
In His Brother’s Footsteps
Jim Burrow robbed Texas trains. Jim Burrow was an Alabama native who followed his brother Rube into the train robbery business. The outlaws pulled...
Robber of the Rails
Rube Burrow robbed Texas trains. Rube Burrow wanted to be like Texas outlaw Sam Bass. So he followed in his footsteps, robbing trains across the...
War with the Modocs
The U.S. tries to return the Indians to the reservation. In November 1872, U.S. soldiers try to push a group of Modoc Indians to the Klamath...
Reaching the Goal
The Corps of Discovery sees the Pacific. On November 7, 1805, the Lewis and Clark (illustration) expedition finally reaches the Pacific Ocean, near...
Riot on the Railroad
A revolt by workers means big changes. It’s called the Bear River Riot. Union Pacific workers in Wyoming—mostly Irish—rebel against a local...
Give ’em Enough Rope
Tom Horn died a tough death on the gallows November 20, 1903. Western legend Tom Horn was to be hanged in the Cheyenne, WY jail for the murder of...
Retrieving the Cattle
A Ranger captain was determined to get rustled cattle back, no matter what. Texas Ranger Captain Lee McNelly was tough and no-nonsense. In November...
On the Road to Seattle
A wagon train faced a long and arduous trip. It was mid-April 1851 when a wagon train left Illinois, headed for the Northwest region. Led by Arthur...
Where is Doc?
There are competing claims about Holliday’s last resting place Doc Holliday died on November 8, 1887 and was buried the same day in the Linwood...
A Good Deal for Little Wes
An accused killer, freed to become a lawman. Little Wes Hudson (photo) made an unusual deal. Languishing in an Oklahoma jail in 1905—charged with...
The Sporting Life
The word “sport” had a slightly different meaning in the Old West. Back in the days of the Old West, professional gamblers were often called...