In Southwestern Gila County nestled in the remote canyons of the Dripping Springs Mountains, just west of Jerusalem Peak lies what remains of the...
The Town of Christmas Arizona
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Poker
In so many Wild West movies and stories you see and hear about cowboys playing poker or cards. This raises some questions. What was the most common...
Beer
The water in many areas of the West was so bad it was said the local beer was healthier and safer than the local drinking water. The shelf life of...
Wagons West
The wagon trains first began heading west in the early 1820s with the opening of the Santa Fe Trail from St. Louis. However, the emigrant trains to...
The Harvey Girls
Humorist Will Rogers once quipped, “Fred Harvey supplied the West in food and wives.” It wasn’t just the excellent food that attracted people to his...
Stitching Together a Relationship
Wyatt and Allie Earp bonded over a sewing machine. The legend goes that Allie Earp, Virgil’s wife, didn’t think much of his brother Wyatt. At least...
The Women Behind the Gunfight
The Earp women were frantic when the guns went off. So when the OK Corral fight broke out, what were the Earp women doing? According to Virgil’s...
With a Gun on Her Hip
Allie Earp was armed after the OK Corral. March 20, 1882. A train carrying members of the Earp family was leaving the Tucson train station en route...
The Oregon Trail: Part 3
As traffic on the Oregon Trail increased, a bustling industry of frontier trading posts sprang up to supply food and equipment for the five-month...
The Oregon Trail: Part 2
Most wagons were about six feet wide and twelve feet long. They were usually made of seasoned hardwood and covered with a large, oiled canvas...
Original Billy the Kid Artwork: On Sale for the First Time Ever November 26th at 10:00 AM (Central Standard Time) Bob Boze Bell's Billy the Kid Artwork is available to buy for the first time ever.
For more than half a century, Bob Boze Bell has been infatuated with the life and times of Billy The Kid. In his book, The Illustrated Life and...
The Oregon Trail: Part 1
Though some American settlers had traveled to Oregon and California in the 1830s, West-bound wagon trains really started heading out in great...