Most places need a committee; Tombstone needed Edna. The Town Too Tough to Die was on life support when Edna Landin came to town in 1949. It was...
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Art, Guns and Culture
Ride On, Brave Riders
We have been bucking the odds for a very long time—69 years, to be exact. Yes, somehow, some way, this feisty, little ol’ magazine has survived,...
Aloha Cowboys
Hawaii’s Paniolo Preservation Society keeps the Old West alive in the 50th state. Here’s a Cliffs Notes history of the cowboy: The first were...
Western Legends
The Rock Island Auction hammers out Wild West shootists' sidearms. The Rock Island “Premier Firearms” auction held August 26-28 included...
Coors Beer and Candy?
When Adolph Coors decided to start his brewery, he partnered with a fellow German named Jacob Schueler in 1873. Coors ran the brewery while...
Whole Lotta Love
Giving our mothers and grandmothers their due is more than satisfying. Back in 1994 I had it on my schedule to do one of my timeline books on “The...
Western Roundup October 2022
Dalton Defender Days & Cowboy Trade Days Coffeyville, KS, October 1-2: Celebrate that fateful day of October 5, 1892, when the Dalton...
Ancient Grains
From the arrival of Spanish missionaries to the present day, Arizona’s climate has proved to be ideal for growing superior varieties of wheat,...
And Now for Something Completely Different
From butterflies to classic Western scenes, sales at the annual Coeur d’Alene Art Auction stunned and surprised collectors. All Images Courtesy the...
In This Museum, the Paintings Do Talk
The George Phippen Museum continues to inspire Western artists. The painting is so expressive, you can almost hear the words of the poem that...
El Chivato Gets His Due
The Hispanic version of the Billy the Kid story has finally arrived three decades after it was predicted. Back in 1991, before my...
Western Roundup: September 2022
Defeat of Jesse James Days Northfield, MN, September 8-11: Celebrate the town heroes who stopped the Jesse James Gang during their famous...