The more ammunition you give a soldier, the more he’ll use!” Despite their continued post-war use of the seven-shot Spen…
Inside History
SS California: Shipping for Gold The steamship California blazed a path to the California gold fields.
The SS California was launched in May 1848. It had been on the drawing boards for some time, and government subsidies h…
Mountain Men, Mules and Miners Trinidad, Colorado, celebrates its Old West heritage with gusto every day.
No one could confuse life in this peaceful Southern Colorado town of 8,000 on the Purgatoire River with the razzmatazz o…
How Were Stagecoach Robberies Usually Executed?
How were stagecoach robberies usually executed? Phillip Payne Scottsdale, Arizona Most stagecoach robberies were done on…
Studio Props? Geronimo-Chatto photos spark controversy.
Our February issue sharing how history should view Chatto, in John Sandifer’s “Apache Traitor or Hero?” article, has spa…
Death for Dilda Cold-blooded killer Dennis Dilda meets justice.
In 1885, Dennis Dilda was running a farm in Yavapai County, Arizona Territory. A man named Jenkins was also living there…
Clash of the Mad Madams Alice Abbott vs Etta Clark.
April 18, 1886 The beautiful Bessie Colvin is fed up. After a year of arguing over “extracurricular activities” and bad…
Forgotten Jim Flynn Jim Flynn arrested three of the West’s best at the same time.
Jim Flynn is a forgotten man in Old West history, for the most part. But on January 17, 1882, he pulled off a major fea…
Double the Stagecoach Robbery Treasure Two stagecoach robbers hit two stages at the same time.
On August 30, 1882, a couple of masked robbers found a way to maximize their efforts. They held up the Black Canyon sta…
Teddy Roosevelt’s “Cowboy Cavalry” The Rough Riders No group of volunteers has ever matched Teddy Roosevelt’s hell-bent-for-leather horse cavalry, known as the Rough Riders.
During time of war, special volunteer groups have always captured the fancy of the American public, often to the chagrin…