A city kid visiting the West eyes a cowboy up and down, then asks him, “Mister, why do you wear a big hat?” “My hat protects my head from the sun,...
The Evolution of Western Wear
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Art, Guns and Culture
The Cheyenne Suitcase
Five months to the day after the Little Bighorn Battle commenced and ultimately resulted in the defeat of Custer and his 7th Cavalry, soldiers...
Skating In New Directions
I’m trying to avoid being trampled by a zillion tourists at the Santa Fe Indian Market or buried underneath an avalanche of roasted corn ears, and...
Living in a 100-Year-Old Mercantile
You might say the nesting instinct drew Lori Huff and her family back to Ten Sleep, Wyoming (population 304), but their journey was also motivated...
Movie Magic Muzzleloaders
In the heat of battle, the buckskin-clad Alamo defender raises his flintlock muzzleloading musket, takes quick aim at the oncoming Mexican soldados...
Celebrating July Fourth
“The Fourth of July will remind an American of his home wherever he may be or however far he may be separated from it." “Early in the morning we...
Preservation: Where the Bodies are Buried
Where the Bodies are Buried In 2007, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco was expanding its facility. The foundation of the new...
Popular Poppies
One day after California Poppy Day, on April 7, California’s oldest and largest auction house broke a record for artist Granville Redmond. His oil...
Where’s the Beef?
George Motz, author of Hamburger America, and Bobcat Bite are all about red meat. I met up with Motz at the Bobcat Bite in Santa Fe, New Mexico....
Revisiting Lonesome Dove
Two decades ago, my fellow reporters and I were sitting in the Dallas Times Herald offices--or maybe we were in a sleazy bar near the...
Two Oregon Naturals Make A Team
Traditional Country and Western singer Joni Harms and Pendleton Woolen Mills share many traits in common. Both trace their Oregon heritage back at...
Preservation: Indians on the Internet
Indians on the Internet The National Museum of the American Indian houses three Smithsonian museums, in Washington, DC and New York City, under one...