Isaac “Little Jakey” Jacobs raced his way into history. Tombstone, Arizona, is known for many things, but I’d bet you’ve never heard of its...
Tombstone’s Naked Chef
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Spark on the Prairie
Hit the road across Oklahoma and Texas to discover the history behind the Warren Wagon Train Raid and the Kiowa Indian Trial of 1871. It...
Pike Peaked!
Kid Curry vs. Pike Landusky Town's Namesake Laid Low as the Wildest of the Wild Bunch Takes Off December 27, 1894 Celebrating the holidays in...
Arrows: Pointed Death
The Indians’ ammunition grew on trees. An arrow, the deadly projectile propelled from a bow, could arguably be called the Indians’ “bullet.”...
Western Art Sells High in Arizona
The 2021 Scottsdale Art Auction exceeded all expectations. The annual Scottsdale Art Auction, held online on April 9 and 10, offered an...
Saving and Finally Honoring Edward S. Curtis
Tim Peterson's breathtaking collection is coming to Scottsdale. Tim Peterson was just entering his teens in the 1970s when he and his father...
Western Roundup: July/August 2021
ART SHOWS Hold Your Horses Invitational Exhibition & Sale Prescott, AZ, August 7-September 26: Horse lovers, art enthusiasts, and Western art...
The Trails and Tales of the Old West Go on Forever
What event marked the end of the Old West? Daniel Proctor (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) That’s hard to say precisely because the Old West covered...
What History Has Taught Me: Ronnie Dunn
Ronnie Dunn, Singer-Songwriter Ronnie Dunn was born in Coleman, Texas, in 1953. He began his country and western singing career in college in the...
Medora, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt’s Western home is where legends were made—and still celebrated. It’s hard to imagine a Western town with a more unusual backstory...
Magical Mezcal
The Mexican spirit is legendary on both sides of the border. The smoky mezcal (or mescal) spirit, a signature product of Mexico, found its...
True Grit
Eighteen-year-old Susan Magoffin traveled West with her lady’s maid on the Santa Fe Trail. Susan Shelby Magoffin was an unlikely traveler when she...