The Great Blizzards of 1886-1887 and 1887-1888 The disastrous blizzards of 1886-1887 and 1887-1888 brought far-reaching changes to ranching and farming in the West. It pretty well marked the end of open range ranching where cattle roamed far and wide.
General Crook Trail Or Zane Grey Trail? The question came up recently concerning the name of that road running along the edge of Arizona’s Mogollon Rim.
Common Law Marriages How common were common-law marriages in the Old West? How did a couple usually end a common-law marriage?
Shooting Match Between Temple Houston, Billy The Kid And Bat Masterson Is there any truth to the story that Temple Houston, son of the Texas legend out shot Billy the Kid and Bat Masterson in a shooting match at Tascosa?
Galvanized Yankees Confederate captives who had no taste for prison life could sign an oath to the Union and be sent West to the shorthanded military posts.
Trials And Tribulations Of Surveying The Mexican Border This match between boundary commissioners would be comparable to pitting Fatty Arbuckle against Babe Ruth in a home run derby.
Unwanted Pregnancy and Abortions in the West Seldom do you read about the kinds of contraceptives the women used to prevent unwanted pregnancies...
