Were there any women peace officers in the Old West? Holly Dew (Ahwatukee, AZ) I haven't run across any from the Old West and I believe if there was...
Women Peace Officers in the West
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Jim Leavy
For several years I believed he spelled his last name, Levy. I knew he was born in Dublin, Ireland but that didn't mean he couldn't be Jewish. And,...
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...
How did Frank and Jessie James Manage to Spend all that Loot?
As with similar stories about Old West outlaws, we hear about the banks and trains they robbed and the amounts of money they stole. Take Jesse and...
Wagons West
Before taking the long journey West by wagon train what would it cost and what essential supplies would they need? The overland journey from...
Adelita
There’s a beautiful song that came out of the 1910 Mexican Revolution called “Adelita.” Was there such a woman? La Adelita is one of the most famous...
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...
Harry Wheeler
This is Not Your Usual Hollywood-Style Gunfight Harry Wheeler was a Roughrider in the Spanish-American War with Teddy Roosevelt’s Roughriders but...