Pauline Weaver: Prescott’s First Citizen When old Joe Walker, one of the West’s most famous explorers and his party of prospectors arrived at...

Pauline Weaver: Prescott’s First Citizen When old Joe Walker, one of the West’s most famous explorers and his party of prospectors arrived at...
Despite his lack of qualifications Custer won a coveted appointment to West Point in 1857. He wasn’t a good student, receiving a record number of...
In 1797, the Cherokees created organizations called "regulating companies" to deal with horse theft and other property crimes. The regulating...
Myra Maybelle Belle Shirley, AKA Belle Starr was reinvented by the media, as were many others. She was from an affluent Southern family, raised in...
As far as gunslingers go John Wesley Hardin and Wild Bill are reputed to have been equals at the top of the heap. So, what is the extent of the...
Humorist Will Rogers once remarked, “Fred Harvey supplied the West in food and wives.” It wasn’t just the excellent food that attracted people to...
Are they still around today? You may be surprised to learn that international marriages facilitated by brokers and dating tourism sites are more...
Myth is based on what we would like to believe while Legend takes the truth and enhances its meaning across the passage of time. The era of the “Old...
In 1886, the citizens of Cochise County elected John Slaughter sheriff, the office he would hold for two terms. He could have stayed on but felt...
John Horton Slaughter typified the 19th century rawhide-tough breed who settled and tamed the wild Southwest border country. He was born in 1841 in...
What did cowboys wear as underwear? Ethan Cooperrider Coulee City, Washington Long johns were first introduced into England in the 17th century,...
Annie Oakley joined Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show in 1884 and was an instant sensation. Soon she was an international star. Her repertoire include...