John Wesley Powell’s first expedition down the Green and Colorado rivers through the Grand Canyon in 1869, made him a national hero. John K....
The Lone Star Line
Prior to the Civil War, it was realized that an efficient way to deliver the mail and passengers across the country was needed. In 1857, the U.S....
Lewis and Clark’s Big Sky Country
Most every Sunday afternoon as I was growing up, my father would load us into the car and off we’d go on a family day-adventure to “discover new...
Kansas’s Highways of History
America’s West, in the early 1800s, ended at the Missouri River. Men knew there was another West—farther west—but venturing there proved...
Rocky Mountain Gold
Most of us know of California’s Gold Rush and the forty-niners, but fewer realize the great wealth that began a decade later with the discovery of...
Kevin Costner
Back in 1989, when Life Magazine asked Hollywood legends like James Stewart, Bette Davis and Olivia DeHavilland to pick their favorite young stars...
The Legendary Maney Gault
Frank Hammer’s best friend and partner in tracking down Bonnie & Clyde should be remembered as one of the greatest Texas Rangers.
Trails, Rails, and Automobiles
Adventure awaits the traveler who follows the legendary routes of Arizona’s earliest wagon roads, railways, and highways.
Zip Zapped!
Near Cainville, Oklahoma, Marion Hildreth and five other lawmen surround a cabin. After eating supper, Ike Black and Dick Yeager (a.k.a. Zip Wyatt)...
The Forgotten Hero
Why Louisiana Sheriff Henderson Jordan should be remembered as a key member of the hunt and ambush of Bonnie and Clyde.
Frank Hamer vs. Bonnie and Clyde
Frank Hamer’s career began during the closing years of the Texas frontier, and saw him transition from a horseback Ranger into a motorized...
Mormon Handcarts Track Across Wyoming
Travel the length of the Cowboy State and discover the history behind one of the nation’s great religious migrations.