Could a Western gunfighter really shoot accurately without using the sight on the revolver? John McFarland Jacksonville, Florida Pistol shooters,...
What does “hook and a draw” mean in the Johnny Yuma TV theme song? Jim & Jan Patton Anthem, Arizona I first sang that Johnny Cash song at...
In his book The Gunfighters, Dale T. Schoenberger states that Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, Doc Holliday and Luke Short were known as the “Dodge City...
Did Civil War veterans wear military surplus items? Jean Philippe Reynier Montpellier, France We know the veterans returning from the war...
Why did cowboys wear vests? Dan Cherrington Roswell, Georgia Vests not only kept the torso warm, but they were also pretty handy. At that time,...
What do you know about the Bella Union Opera House in Tombstone, Arizona? Joe GallagherOntario, California I called Tombstone’s former official...
Who filled up the watering troughs for horses in frontier towns? Dave Freestone Kingman, Arizona Usually someone in the employment of the town,...
Elizabeth Bacon Custer—keeper of the flame for George Armstrong Custer, her husband who famously died at the Little Big Horn in 1876—was also an...
A register at the territorial prison in Yuma, Arizona, mentions prisoners being caught with marijuana. How prevalent was the use of “pot” in the...
How did 19th-century government land grants to the railroads work? Erica Moore Mesa, Arizona Congress passed the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 to...
Why did Gene Autry and other cowboy actors carry a two-gun rig minus one holster in their movies? Larry R. Snyder Shreveport, Louisiana Allen...
When did the practice of branding livestock begin in the U.S.? Joseph Boudreau Tulsa, Oklahoma Branding of livestock dates back to the Egyptians...