Thomas Moran was alive today, he would be surprised to hear that his former pupil reached the million dollar auction mark through an unusual subject...
Million-Dollar Cowboys
read more
Departments
Why Hasn’t Anyone Written a Book about the Lone Ranger being a Black Man?
Why hasn’t anyone written a book about the Lone Ranger being a black man? Stan Johnson — Riverside, California. At least one book claims that Deputy...
Arizona’s Most Historic Place?
John Wayne had a favorite room. Margaret Mitchell and Zane Grey came to rejuvenate. President Lyndon Johnson loved the stables. The Marshall Plan...
Was Bill Tilghman Honest?
Was Bill Tilghman honest? Terrel Shields — Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Bill Tilghman was, at best, a flawed character. Zoe Tilghman’s biography of her...
What History Has Taught Me: Ron Lesser
The poster I love the most, out of the more than 100 movie and television show posters I have created, is the one for 1973’s High Plains Drifter,...
What Pistol did “Wild Bill” Hickok use to Kill Davis Tutt in 1865?
What pistol did “Wild Bill” Hickok use to kill Davis Tutt in 1865? Ron Bolza — Slatington, Pennsylvania. The Hickok-Tutt affair has been described...
Lords of the West
Birthed in Canada, the Hudson’s Bay Company was founded on May 2, 1670, when King Charles granted a charter to his cousin, Prince Rupert,...
“¡No Tire en la Casa!”
May 10, 1871 Tracking a party of rough hombres, Alameda County Sheriff Harry Morse and San Jose Deputy Theodore “Sam” Winchell approach a ranch...
Did Outlaws Shoot Locks Off Strongboxes?
Did outlaws shoot locks off strongboxes? John C. Gieske — Prescott, Arizona. Shooting a lock off a strongbox requires a high-powered gun at close...
Did Old West Gunmen Wear Armor?
Did Old West gunmen wear armor? Jeff Mock — Sandy, Utah. Two men come to mind. “Killin’” Jim Miller wore an iron plate sewn inside his black frock...
What Are Needle Guns?
What are needle guns? Bob Fuller — Vermillion, South Dakota. A European invention, the needle gun got a lot of use (and publicity) during the...
Californios’ Legal Hero
Benjamin Hayes was neither an Argonaut nor an adventurer. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, of Irish ancestry, the lean, bookish 35 year old moved to...