What did Old West towns do with the carcasses of dead horses? Bill RogersColumbia, South Carolina Ordinarily if a horse died in town or near the...
What did Old West towns do with the carcasses of dead horses?
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Inside History
Who was Urilla Sutherland, the first wife of Wyatt Earp?
Who was Urilla Sutherland, the first wife of Wyatt Earp? Natalie Cook Sydney,...
Why didn’t Winchester chamber any of its rifles in .45 Colt?
Why didn’t Winchester chamber any of its rifles in .45 Colt? Ralph BernklowStow, Massachusetts One of the regulars on the True West Forum, Texas...
What happened to Maj. Marcus Reno’s command during the Battle of Little Big Horn in June 1876?
What happened to Maj. Marcus Reno’s command during the Battle of Little Big Horn in June 1876? Alexander F. Durvin, Jr.Fort Washington, Maryland...
What is forty-rod whiskey?
What is forty-rod whiskey? Bob Fuller Vermillion, South Dakota Forty-rod whiskey is a facetious allusion to whiskey so strong it supposedly has the...
Did cowboys place their rifle scabbards in the front or back of the saddle?
Did cowboys place their rifle scabbards in the front or back of the saddle? Ken NivaWinnemucca, Nevada Where a cowboy placed his rifle scabbard was...
I’m intrigued by the story of Dora Hand, the Dodge City saloon singer. Do any photos of her exist?
I’m intrigued by the story of Dora Hand, the Dodge City saloon singer. Do any photos of her exist? Terri J. HuckSterling, Virginia The beautiful...
Love Will Find a Way
July 25, 1853 Saddling up at 2 a.m. Harry Love and his fellow California Rangers ride out of their rugged mountain camp and make their way to...
Worms, Lice and Nothing Nice
Dr. Harold Brown (my professor at Dartmouth Medical School in 1975) wrote a masterpiece titled Basic Clinical Parasitology. He lectured that if all...
The Kid’s First Kill
August 17, 1877 “I...called him a pimp.” It’s a Friday night, and young Henry Antrim is playing poker in George Atkins’s Cantina, just outside the...
The Battle of Battle Flat
Five American prospectors set up camp near the junction of Turkey Creek and Tuscumbia Creek in the rough Bradshaw Mountains, about 30 miles...
What do Western novelists mean by “light a shuck?”
What do Western novelists mean by “light a shuck?” Michael J. Graves Belen, New Mexico The phrase means to depart in haste for another location,...