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Missourians weren’t exactly welcoming to an influx of Mormons.
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Two “Americanos” vs a Uyuni Posse.
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True Western Towns: Glasgow, Montana
This town in the wild lonesome of northeast Montana, 60 miles from the Canadian border, earned the attention of the world when the Great Northern...
Over Land and Water with John Wesley Powell
A statue of one-armed John Wesley Powell in front of the Sweetwater County Museum in Green River, Wyoming. He is facing south, toward the Green...
What About Old West Waste Disposal?
What did Old West towns do about disposal of animal and human waste? Frank Fantozzi San Jose, California They would haul it to the outskirts of town...
Shouldn’t right-handers hold reins in their left hands?
In the January 2019 issue of True West, Pancho Villa is riding with the reins in his right hand and his reata tied on the left. The man behind him...
The Deadly Escape
Godfrey Gauss and Sam Wortley live behind the Lincoln Courthouse. Gauss lights his pipe and leaves his room, crossing the yard toward the main...
What are “long-tailed heroes”?
In the book Roughing It, Mark Twain refers to gunfighters as “long-tailed heroes.” What does that mean? Paul Gortarez Phoenix, Arizona Twain was...
Did Billy the Kid Serve as an Interpreter for Irish Immigrants?
Did Billy the Kid serve as an interpreter for Irish immigrants? Marcil d’Hirson Garron Newhall, California Being of Irish ancestry on both sides of...
What History Has Taught Me: Shelley Buffalo Calf
My favorite Old West location in the world is Lincoln, New Mexico, which is why I moved here as soon as I could. Most people don’t know I met Robert...