Why did the three “Outlaw Cowboys” from your May 2012 issue tuck one pant leg into their boots? David JasonBaker City, Oregon No one knows why...
Most know Dennis Weaver as Deputy Chester Goode in Gunsmoke. – Courtesy CBS – How did Chester Goode, Matt Dillon’s assistant on Gunsmoke, get his...
“Fortune smiled the day we filed the Ponderosa claim” was one of the coolest introductions to a TV show ever. Backed by the galloping theme song, a...
June 1, 1887 Absent from duty for five days, the Apache Kid, along with four other Apache scouts under his command, rides single file into the...
Why were post-mortem photos taken of Harvey Logan a.k.a. Kid Curry?Juha NakariUnited KingdomI went to Wild Bunch historian Dan Buck for this one. He...
How much did a good cowboy hat cost, and how long did it last?Master Sgt. Howard WilliamsDeer Park, TexasThe original Stetson hat sold for $5....
What were the pay scales for Old West lawmen? Ted R. Holland Cornelius, North...
Did cowboy poets perform in the Old West?David HiellerWickenburg, ArizonaYep, they sure did. Most of the early-day cowboys wrote poems based on a...
What happened to real-life saloon owner Al Swearengen, famously...
April 5, 1894 Bass Outlaw is drunk. This isn’t news. He’s been described by fellow Texas Ranger Alonzo Oden as “so kind . . . more sympathetic, more...
In the Nov/Dec. 2011 issue, I told readers a possible reason why Geronimo was holding two sticks was so he could steady the gun while firing. Reader...
Who was the man Wild Bill Hickok shot and killed in Abilene, Kansas? John “Arizona” Crawley Salem, Oregon Mike Williams was a former bartender from...