Dr. George Goodfellow of Tombstone is best-remembered today as the "Gunshot Physician." He patched up outlaws like Curly Bill Brocius, doctored the...
The Amazing Gunshot Physician
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An Unusual Background Lincoln County warrior Robert Widenmann wasn’t the typical westerner.
Of all the participants in the Lincoln County War, Robert Widenmann may have had the most interesting backstory. His father was the German consul in...
Feed the Dog An unusual explanation for being heavily armed.
Robert Widenman was a New Mexico deputy US marshal—and an associate of Billy the Kid and the Regulators during the Lincoln County War. He was...
Walking into War A pastor-physician moved to Lincoln County in 1878.
Taylor Ealy thought he had a simple assignment: go to Lincoln County, New Mexico to serve as a doctor, Protestant pastor and to run a school for...
The Legal Hanging Horse Thieves
Hanging horse thieves is one of those Hollywood myths that won’t go away. Contrary to popular belief, stealing a horse has never been a capital...
Leather Cartridge Belts and Corrosion
A question came in the other day from a True West Magazine reader. “I've noticed that my leaving a cartridge in a leather gunbelt for an extended...
We Are the Land Sponsored by the University of California Press
We Are the Land, A History of Native California by Damon B. Akins and William J. Bauer Jr. "A welcome contribution to Native studies and the rich...
Billy Crosses Over
After his mother’s death in November 1874, young Henry McCarty fell in with a rough character named Sombrero Jack and drifted into a life of crime....
Blackhawk Museum Spirit of the Old West
Explore the history and way of life in the American frontier. The Spirit of the Old West Gallery weaves the story of the American West,...
Left Behind Wes Hardin’s wife suffered during his imprisonment.
The exploits of Old West notables usually obscure the stories of their loved ones. Case in point: John Wesley Hardin. When he started a 25-year...
A Family Affair What are the connections between the Wild Bunch, the Sutton-Taylor Feud, and Pat Garrett?
O.C. “Deaf Charlie” Hanks is noted as a rider with the Wild Bunch, notably helping in the Wagner, Montana train robbery in July 1901. He was killed...
A Running Fight Bat Masterson couldn’t move fast enough to catch his opponent.
Bat Masterson and Otto Floto had much in common. They were sportswriters in Denver. Each promoted boxing matches. Each had a pretty good opinion of...