What was the availability of eyeglasses like in the Old West? Emily Downey Mission Viejo, California Corrective eyeglass…
So you Want to be a Cowboy There’s been many a young man or woman who dreamed of climbing into a time machine and transporting themselves back to the days when the West was wild and free.
There’s been many a young man or woman who dreamed of climbing into a time machine and transporting themselves back to t…
The Notorious Dutch Henry Dutch Henry Borne was one of the most prevalent and notorious livestock thieves in the West.
Dutch Henry Borne (also spelled Born and Bourne) was one of the most prevalent and notorious livestock thieves in the We…
Gunfight at the Chandler Ranch Billy Breakenridge, Richard “Zwing Hunt,” was one of the baddest of the bad hombres.
According to Cochise County Deputy Sheriff, Billy Breakenridge, Richard “Zwing Hunt,” was one of the baddest of the bad …
Attacks on the Butterfield Stage The Butterfield Overland stage did come under Apache attack on at least two occasions.
A True West reader recently asked, did the Butterfield Overland and Mail in Arizona ever come under attack? And where in…
Did Old West Cowboys Really Wear Bib Shirts?
Did Old West cowboys really wear bib shirts? Barbara Young Little Rock, Arkansas Bib shirts were popular military wear a…
Old Jails The cliché of the jail bars, with the big window is quite unrealistic.
We always see on Hollywood westerns, the jails in towns like Tombstone, Dodge City are portrayed with large windows with…
Baz Outlaw Baz Outlaw was the kind of guy you didn’t want be anywhere near when he was drinking.
Baz Outlaw was the kind of guy you didn’t want be anywhere near when he was drinking. Baz came from a good family, was e…
What Did Cowboys Do After Reaching the End of a Cattle Drive?
What did cowboys do after reaching the end of a cattle drive? Wes Shinn Saratoga Springs, New York When the cowboys hit …
The Lost Dutchman: Where the Legend Began The Mammoth Mine, over the next four years produced some three million dollars of the yellow metal.
Sometime around 1870 Waltz filed on a homestead in south Phoenix near the Salt River. Later in life he fell upon hard ti…