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The Last Drop from his Stetson
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Features & Gunfights
Ben Johnson: A True American Cowboy
From his humble beginnings to his last ride in Monument Valley, the Sooner native never strayed far from his Oklahoma roots. Actor Ben Johnson and I...
Donaldina Cameron
Chinatown’s Angry Angel never backed down from a challenge. The girls she saved called her Lo Mo, Chinese for Beloved Mother; the men she thwarted...
Lay Lady Gay
January 24, 1876 | Bat Masterson vs. Melvin King Mollie Protects Her Man Three Different Versions of the Fight Fresh off the killing fields, some...
Truth Be Known
Old Vaquero Saying “An arrow can only be launched forward by pulling it backward.” Quotes “The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.” —Mark...
Land Ho!
On April 22, 1889, 50,000 land-hungry settlers rushed onto two million acres of Central Oklahoma’s Unassigned Lands. The land rush was the first of...
Pulp Redemption
From dime novels to museums, Western pulp art and illustration has reached its zenith. A.R. Mitchell drifted into the office of Cowboy Stories...
Why did it Become Known as Gunfight at the O.K. Corral?
The “Gunfight in the Vacant Lot—Next to Fly’s—Down the Block From The Rear Entrance to the O.K. Corral.” Nope, won’t work. It wouldn’t fit on a...
Shoot-out at Cottonwood Springs?
Wyatt Earp vs. Curly Bill Brocius March 24, 1882 Map by Gus Walker Based on the research of Bill Evans Wyatt Earp and his men take breakfast...
Blood on the Green Cloth
Fighting for the Faro Dollar: Johnny Tyler and Tombstone’s Gamblers’ War In the summer of 1880, Tombstone, Arizona Territory, was a silver-rich...
Wyatt Earp: Is He Still a Hero?
Historians and writers share their perspectives on the West’s most famous lawman. In honor of the 140th anniversary of the gunfight near the O.K....
The Tombstone Street Fight
Shot-for-shot, Bob Boze Bell captures what C.S. Fly missed 140 years ago. All Artwork and Illustrations by Bob Boze Bell All photos, unless...