Female performers who played in the rough-hewn mining camp theaters had an edge on their male counterparts simply because they were women. That...
The Belles of the Boom Towns
read more
True West Blog
Giving and Comfort Some Chinese were rewarded for helping American Forces in the Punitive Expedition.
During the Punitive Expedition into Mexico in 1916-1917, Mexicans generally refused to help American troops, who they viewed as invaders. But...
The Punitive Expedition – Pluses and Minuses The incursion into Mexico was part success, part failure.
General John Pershing led the Punitive Expedition into Mexico in 1916-1917. American troops sought for Pancho Villa and his men after they had...
The Great Raid George Patton gained his spurs in a Mexican gunfight.
May 1916. Lieutenant George Patton led a group of 10 soldiers on a raid of a Mexican ranch, looking for Pancho Villa aide Julio Cardenas. It...
Early African Americans in the West
Most of the African Americans migrating to Arizona came from the southern states and their work experience was agriculture. In 1860 there were only...
Squirrel-Tooth Alice
Mary Elizabeth “Libby” Haley was born into a prosperous family in Belton, Texas. Her life changed dramatically at the age of ten when she was taken...
All Roads Lead to Cuero, the Heart of South Texas Sponsored by Cuero Chamber of Commerce
Shop, Stay, Dine, and Explore! Discover Cuero's history! Visit Cuero's Museums and Historic Downtown. DeWitt County kicks off 175 years March 2021....
New Book Releases – Frontier Lawmen & Gold Fever Sponsored by Kensington Books
Kensington Books has some amazing new releases featuring frontier lawmen (and sometimes frontier men forced to take the law into their own hands)....
Irregularities at the Polls
Irregularities at the polls on the frontier were common. Here are a few of my favorites: In 1870 in Yuma County the local Indians were used to cast...
The Life and Death of a Kansas Town Six Mile finally ran out of steam…
Six Mile, KS was a hotspot on the stage run from Jefferson City to St. Joseph. The tavern, built a decade before the Civil War, was the...
A Cowboy Archaeologist? George McJunkin made a huge discovery.
George McJunkin was a top hand, running some of the largest cattle outfits in New Mexico and Texas during the post-Civil War years. He had a run-in...
A Cattle Train by any Other Name The namesake of the Chisholm Trail was not a cattleman.
Western pioneer Jesse Chisholm is best known for the Texas to Kansas cattle trail that bears his name. And that’s ironic: Jesse never drove...