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Black Hills and Gold Dust The Sioux lost their sacred land due to the 1874 discovery.
The Sioux considered the Black Hills to be sacred, the center of the earth and a place to speak to the Great Spirit. The…
The Folk Bandit Today, we’re fascinated by our perception of their free-spirited independence and defiance of authority while failing to realize that most died young either from a gunshot wound or a hangman’s noose.
Western outlaws were the product of a lawless and violent era during the post-Civil War days and the lust for land and g…
How come C.S. Fly didn’t take Photos of the Tombstone Street Fight?
How come C.S. Fly didn’t take photos of the Tombstone street fight? Robert Matters Hilliard, Ohio The Gunfight Behind th…
Gun Notches for Rawhide Jake Detective Brighton did more than just kill Ike Clanton.
Jonas V. Brighton—aka Rawhide Jake—is best known to history for killing Ike Clanton in 1887 as the outlaw tried to escap…
What was the Fare for Railroads and Stagecoaches?
What was the fare for railroads and stagecoaches? Michael Hutchinson Frankfort, Indiana All stagecoach riders paid a pri…
Cold-Blooded Conman Greedy Louis Eytinge made Arizona Territory shudder over his psychopathic crimes.
Perhaps the most cold-blooded conman early Arizona ever knew, Louis Eytinge suffered from tuberculosis and had two month…
Did Old West Shooters have Problems with Overheated Gun Barrels?
Did Old West shooters have problems with overheated gun barrels? James White Goliad, Texas “If you are having to resort …
What were Old West Hotels like?
What were Old West hotels like? Jim Jennings Amarillo, Texas Frontier hotels varied from flea- and bedbug-infested lodgi…
A Cold Ride into Hell The Power Family vs A Four-man Posse.
February 10, 1918 In the bitter cold, a four-man posse riding in from Klondyke, Arizona, surrounds a lone cabin in Kiel…