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A Bawdy House Battle

A Bawdy House Battle

A lawman loses out—in the fight and the courtroom. Tom Logan was a respected lawman in Tonopah, NV (photo, seated left). But on April 7, 1906 he was...

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The Wright Stuff

The Wright Stuff

Starting a church in Dodge City. September 24, 1850. Ormond W. Wright is born in New Hampshire. When he moves west in his early 20s, he decides to...

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Frontier Army

Frontier Army

Recently a True West reader asked what a frontier army soldier could take home with him when his enlistment was up. Author and military historian...

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Tombstone Rangers

Tombstone Rangers

On April 3rd, 1883, the citizens of Tombstone declared they had no faith in the Army’s ability to contain the Apache. Putting their faith in a...

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Travelers of the West

Travelers of the West

Traveling drummers, salesmen or peddlers provided a variety of necessary goods and services for folks in frontier areas that didn’t have easy access...

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A Frontier Pastor

A Frontier Pastor

Ormond Wright served the good people of Dodge City. In 1877, Rev. Ormond Wright served the Union Church in Dodge City, Kansas. (a replica of which...

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Who Got Al?

Who Got Al?

The death of outlaw Spencer is a mystery. Al Spencer was an outlaw who bridged the Old West and the gangster era. He learned his craft from Henry...

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What’s in a Name?

What’s in a Name?

For gunfighters, it helped to have a catchy moniker. Having a catchy “gunfighter” name was almost a sure way to immortality. Henry McCarty might...

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