Jack Watson was an undercover lawman and JW Warf the prosecutor in Carbon County, UT. In 1898, they even served on the …
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A Message from God Temperance leader Carrie Nation had a calling.
So what motivated Carrie Nation to attack saloons with an axe? A message from God, delivered on June 5, 1900, according…
Underage Drinking in the Old West What constituted a man being old enough to belly up to the bar?
What constituted a man being old enough to belly up to the bar? Usually it was up to the judgment of the proprietor or …
Trials Following the Gunfight near the OK Corral Knowing he would never find justice in the court system Wyatt decided to call upon the law of the gun.
The movies about Tombstone’s Gunfight Behind the OK Corral often end with the “street fight,” and most folks believe the…
The Heyday of Train Robberies The 1890s saw an epidemic of train robberies with 261 in that decade alone.
The 1890s saw an epidemic of train robberies with 261 in that decade alone. Eighty-eight people were killed and eighty-s…
That’s Mr. Librarian to You! Granville Stuart’s last job was a bit sedate for the man of action.
Granville Stuart is known as “The Father of Montana.” And during his years there, he was a miner, built (and lost) a hu…
A Fitting End for a Killer Robert Ford’s murderer died a violent death himself.
Ed O’Kelley is known as the man who killed Robert Ford, who killed Jesse James in 1882. O’Kelley did nine years in the C…
El Tiradito El Tiradito, is located in Tucson’s Barrio Viejo and is supposed to be the world’s only shrine for a sinner.
El Tiradito, is located in Tucson’s Barrio Viejo and is supposed to be the world’s only shrine for a sinner. There are m…
Halloween and the Call of the Wild There's an old folk story told in the mountains of Montana about a band of gray wolves that hunted relentlessly and remorselessly for human babies.
There’s an old folk story told in the mountains of Montana about a band of gray wolves that hunted relentlessly an…
The Medal of Honor There were 426 soldiers, 13 posthumously for acts of bravery and gallantry in combat during the Indian Wars.
The criterion for receiving the Medal of Honor, created in 1863, was quite different during the Indian Wars and Civil Wa…