Forget the “blood and thunder” pulps, most readers appreciate a true-to-life range story. At least that’s what antiquarian bookseller Dudley...
Range Story Tops Rare Book Sale
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Art, Guns and Culture
Getting Down to Brass Tacks
One of the earliest forms of firearms decoration was the use of metal tacks to embellish the gun stock. Such simple ornamentation can be found on...
Preservation: Publisher Preserves AZ History
Publisher Preserves AZ History ONGOING: Arcadia Publishing of Charleston, South Carolina, and the Arizona Historical Foundation (AHF) have joined...
Terpning Breaks Million-dollar Mark
“Toward the end, Geronimo, with fewer than a hundred fighting men, retarded settlement of a land larger than Germany and France combined. “For...
Bear Valley Records
Bear Valley Records When your mailing address hasn’t changed for 100 years, your throwing game involves dried-up meadow muffins and your childhood...
In the Black
Never get into a card game with a guy named Canada Bill. That was a word of caution for folks who traveled the Mississippi in the steamboat era, or...
Arena Brands
Some of the biggest names in Western Wear, including companies that were once archrivals, are tied to Arena Brands of Garland, Texas. One would be...
Cody-Style Home on the Range
Ever since the landmark sale of Molesworth furniture at Christie’s New York in 1995, collectors have been on the lookout for original pieces that...
On the Cutting Edge
It’s one of the classic scenes in the film Tombstone. The Earps and Clantons are facing off (no, not that faceoff ... yet) after the shooting of...
A Silver Screen Peacemaker Set
When it comes to silver screen legends, few are as beloved as cowboy heroes Hopalong Cassidy and the Lone Ranger. These celluloid range riders have...
Preservation: Riding for the Kids
Riding for the Kids HIT: The Future Farmers of America (FFA) clubs encourage high school students to choose careers that maintain America’s farmland...
Where the Buffalo Roam
A buffalo by any other name would still … not get the ink of Bill Cody. C.J. Jones knew that firsthand. He was a hunter and scout; he even rode with...