The other day a True West reader wrote and asked “What really happened to Curly Bill? I’m hearing two different stories.” I replied, “That’s because...
What Really Happened to Curly Bill Brocius?
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Origins of Gunpowder
Black Powder was invented by the Chinese in the 9th century. They concocted a mix of charcoal, potassium nitrate and sulfur. Charcoal and sulfur...
Museum of the Big Bend Sponsored by the Museum of the Big Bend
The Museum of the Big Bend, in partnership with the Texas Photographic Society, takes a look at the night shift of life in the exhibit At Night. At...
Frontier Medicine
Frontier people led a hardscrabble life. There were many perils confronting folks but the most dreaded was illness and disease. Almost all families...
Mesquite, Texas Sponsored by the City of Mesquite
Mesquite isn’t called the Official Rodeo Capital of Texas for nothing. The Mesquite Championship Rodeo starts on the first Saturday in June and...
Go Faster, Young Man! A wild ride and a famous writer made a name for a stage driver.
Hank Monk built a big reputation as a California stage driver for more than three decades. But one ride in 1859 put a special light on Monk’s work....
LIVE EVENT: Wild Bill Hickok The Skinny on the First Gunfight
If you love Westerns and classic gunfight in the street face offs, you can thank one guy: Wild Bill Hickock, the first gunfighter and the founder of...
After the OK Corral Ike Clanton stayed on the outlaw trail, until…
After the Earps had left southeast Arizona, Ike Clanton made his way northeast. He helped set up a rustling ring in Graham and Apache counties. The...
The Art of the Deal Wyatt Earp, Ike Clanton and a plan gone wrong.
Wyatt Earp approached Ike Clanton on June 2, 1881. He offered a deal: if Ike would turn over his friends who’d robbed the Benson stage six weeks...
Amerind Warrior Death Songs
American Indian life was steeped in ritual. These rituals varied from tribe to tribe and played an important role in their daily life. The Hopi of...
Lancaster Rifles
The Lancaster rifle, manufactured in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania are the best-known of all the American long rifles. It was the first commonly...
Fannie Porter
At the turn of the 20th century Fannie Porter was running one of the most luxurious brothels in Texas. She was born in England in February 1873 but...