There has been a lot of misinformation over which flag or flags flew during the siege over the Alamo in 1836? Article by Robert Mayberry Jr. from...
Flags Over the Alamo
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The Aftermath of the Gunfight Behind the OK Corral?
Most of the older films about the “Gunfight Near the OK Corral” would have you believe the feud, like the movie, was over. The 1993 film Tombstone...
Not-So Shining Store
Tom Starr led a criminal clan in Oklahoma. Tom Starr’s Cherokee father signed the treaty that forced the tribe to move to the Indian Territory. For...
Belle Starr’s First Husband
Jim Reed blazed his own criminal trail. Jim Reed is best known as Belle Starr’s first husband. But he had his own claim to infamy. After the pair...
Another Younger
Many questions about Uncle Bruce. Bruce Younger is a mystery man of the Old West. An uncle of the infamous Younger brothers, Bruce was apparently...
Mother Maggard
May 10th, 1858, John Gregory made a big strike on the north fork of Clear Creek and the "Pike's Peak or Bust" gold rush was on. Gold camps sprung up...
Sherman McMaster: Good Guy or Bad?
Sherm McMaster was one of the more interesting characters in the Cochise County War. He was born in Rock Island, Illinois in 1853. Not much is known...
James Ohio Pattie
The first American trappers to enter Arizona, according to the best records, arrived in 1826. The party listed among its members three men destined...
This is how They did it in Texas
The Reds, the Blues and some questionable votes. In 1873, Texas Democratic Party boss Stephen Powers formed the Blue Club, a social organization...
A Feud Over Love
Texas men fought and killed for the sanctity of their homes. In 1911, Lena Sneed of Texas and New Mexico ran off with an old boyfriend, Al Boyce,...
The Gun is Mightier than the Pen
A Texas newspaperman learned a hard truth… William Cowper Brann was a Texas newspaperman who went after his enemies, in print, with relish and tough...
Alfred Packer
Alfred Packer was a prospector, miner and claimed to be a seasoned guide however he never mentioned he was prone to lose his way. During the harsh...