Railroads were open season for Oklahoma and Indian Territory outlaw gangs. Glenn Shirley, the late historian of Oklahoma’s frontier history of...
Doc Holliday Before He Went to Tombstone
New evidence of his life in Prescott reveals the gambler was on the move back and forth to New Mexico before joining the Earps in Cochise County....
Discover the West!
Summertime is the perfect season to enjoy a travel adventure across the Western United States. Every state has well-publicized scenic...
Tom Mix’s Last Sundown
This idol of millions spent his last evening on earth with old friends, old memories—but new hopes. And no Hollywood premiere was ever more dazzling...
A Deadly Duel at 500 Yards
Bass Reeves vs. Jim Webb The master of the long shot, indeed Based on the research of Art Burton June 15, 1884 Out on the Whiskey...
The Last Hurrah
General John “Black Jack” Pershing assigned the Apache scouts from the 10th and 11th cavalry the task of tracking Pancho Villa. (Enjuh! It is...
Custer Almost Kills Curtis
The New York Herald dubbed The North American Indian (TNAI) as the “most gigantic undertaking in the making of books since the King James edition of...
Bass Reeves Finally Gets His Due
Who was Bass Reeves? Historian Art Burton has spent much of his life on the trail of the elusive lawman’s life. Reeves’s life from slave to...
Wyoming: Rodeos, Ranching and Rendezvous
Plan your trip now for summer fun in Wyoming. For some people the three R’s are reading, ’riting and ’rithmetic, but in Wyoming they are ranching,...
Texas Adventure
Plan a trip to Amarillo and the Panhandle and enjoy visiting its small towns, historic sites and natural wonders. The top 26 counties of Texas are...
The Main Street of Montana History
Discover the Treasure State along its historic highway of history. In Big Sky Country, north-western Montana may contain the ice-capped splendor of...
Colorado Gold
A summer trip to the Rocky Mountain State is filled with adventure and history. In July 1858, prospector William “Green” Russell discovered...