Dalton Defender Days & Cowboy Trade Days Coffeyville, KS, October 1-2: Celebrate that fateful day of October 5, 1892, when the Dalton...
Western Roundup October 2022
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Art, Guns and Culture
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...
I’m Your Huckleberry
The native wild berries of Montana are a popular treat. On June 3, 1805, William Clark wrote this in his journal as the Lewis and Clark...
All Tacked Up
Using brass or iron furniture tacks was one of American Indians’ favorite ways of dressing up their firearms. Decorations on firearms and...
Artful Persistence
The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum's Annual Prix de West showcases the best in Western art. Western art as a genre...
Thank You, President Lincoln
Here’s how we got home, home on the range. Free Land!” In 30 states. Offering 270 million acres—one tenth of the entire United States. Over two...
My Stage Partners
Fred Nolan and Robert Utley could riff with the best of them. In April of 2012, I was giving a history talk in a tent on the concourse of Ruidoso...
Western Roundup: July/August 2022
PRESCOTT FRONTIER DAYS’ WORLD’S OLDEST RODEO Prescott, AZ, June 28-July 4: The 135th annual rodeo celebrates the 50th anniversary of the release of...