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...
Did cowboy poets perform in the Old West?
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What happened to real-life saloon owner Al Swearengen, famously portrayed in HBO’s Deadwood?
What happened to real-life saloon owner Al Swearengen, famously...
Cathouse Melee
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 David West has shared another explanation:
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?
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...
Why did some vaquero saddles have dinner plate-type saddle horns?
Why did some vaquero saddles have dinner plate-type saddle horns? Glade Fawson Riverton, Utah My famous saddlemaker friend, Carson Thomas, of...
How successful were traveling entertainers in the Old West?
How successful were traveling entertainers in the Old West? Jack A, Graves Turlock, California They were popular in the entertainment-starved West,...
The John Wayne Memorabilia exhibit in Los Angeles featured his costume trousers with sewed-on belt loops. Aren’t belt loops an early 20th-century development?
The John Wayne Memorabilia exhibit in Los Angeles featured his costume trousers with sewed-on belt loops. Aren’t belt loops an early 20th-century...
Did Arizona ever list train robbery as a capital offense?
Did Arizona ever list train robbery as a capital offense? Norman Lilley Forepaugh, Arizona Yep. The railroads wielded enough political pressure to...
Unsinkable Margaret Brown
On April 15, 1912, the brand new passenger liner Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg. More than 1,500 people died, and the legend of the...
Is it true that the posse that gunned down Joaquin Murrieta and Three Finger Jack put Murrieta’s head and Jack’s hand in pickled jars to collect the reward, and that these “proofs” were later put on display?
Is it true that the posse that gunned down Joaquin Murrieta and Three Finger Jack put Murrieta’s head and Jack’s hand in pickled jars to collect the...
What is the meaning of “I’m your huckleberry,” said by Doc Holliday in the 1993 movie Tombstone?
What is the meaning of “I’m your huckleberry,” said by Doc Holliday in the 1993 movie Tombstone? Pat Schroeder Lander, Wyoming It was a...