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C.M. Russell Rides Again
On March 23, 2019, the C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana, held its annual live auction as the capstone to three days of programs, exhibits...
A Collector Like No Other
Of course, he’d become one of the frontier’s most ardent historians and collectors because history called early to Doug McChristian. He’d always...
Were Davy Crockett and his men Captured and Executed in Mexico City?
The March 2019 Alamo issue of True West brought to mind a documentary I saw a few years ago that claimed Davy Crockett and some of his men were...
Did Old West Lawmen Carry their own Weapons?
Did Old West lawmen carry their own weapons? Capt. Gary Lavorgna Newfane, Vermont Most peace officers were responsible for providing their own...
Did She or Didn’t She?
The people who knew her, and the historians who love her, consider Madam Dora DuFran one of the most lucrative businesswomen in South Dakota. Her...
Toppenish, Washington
The central Washington town of Toppenish came into being when a Yakama Indian named Josephine Lillie Parker sold part of her federal land allotment...
Did Doc Holliday “Open the Ball” Behind the O.K. Corral?
Many historians have claimed the actions of Doc Holliday “opened the ball” at the storied gunfight in Tombstone on October 26, 1881. Let me share...
Natural Disasters in Ancient Times
There were tornadoes, range fires, floods and earthquakes in the ancient times same as today. The Natives didn’t have written languages and their...
What are the Origins of the Code of the West?
What are the origins of the Code of the West? Ronnie Bishop Tulsa, Oklahoma The “Code of the West” was born with the silver screen cowboys. It was...
Prehistoric Americans and Science
Recently I was asked why prehistoric peoples, those who were here before the arrival of the Europeans, weren’t more accomplished in the field of...
Canyon Springs Ambush
September 26, 1878 The Monitor stage rolls out of Deadwood at seven in the morning. On the box is “Big Gene” Barnett handling the ribbons and next...