In 1833, the Bent brothers—Charles and William—along with partner Ceran St. Vrain were building a trading empire in the Southwest. The plan: to...
Bent’s Fort’s 50th Anniversary
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Inside History
Feel Lucky, Clint?
During the medically captivating scene in 1970’s Two Mules for Sister Sara, Hogan (Clint Eastwood) lay in pain for about 70 minutes after being shot...
Wyatt Goes Rogue
March 21-22, 1882 Fresh from avenging the murder of Wyatt Earp’s brother Morgan by killing Frank Stilwell at the train station in Tucson, Arizona,...
Tracking a Vendetta Rider
Most folks know that the violence in Tombstone, Arizona, didn’t end with the Gunfight behind the O.K. Corral in 1881. A number of shootings—several...
Mellow-Trauma
“Mellow-Trauma” appears dozens of times in just about every Western movie where the prerequisite for success is at least one and, better yet, even...
Can you tell me something about the Apache of southern Arizona?
Can you tell me something about the Apache of southern Arizona? George Rodriguez Newalla, Oklahoma Let’s start with early 1861, when Cochise was...
Can you tell me something about the comic book hero Kid Colt?
Can you tell me something about the comic book hero Kid Colt? Dan Clutter Denison, Iowa Kid Colt was a 1950s Marvel Comic hero. His real name was...
One Against 76
November 4 (or 9th), 1862 Army Surgeon John Marmaduke Whitlock is visiting his good friend Col. Kit Carson at the newly recaptured Fort Stanton...
A Tall Order?
I must confess that investigating history (the process, not the column) can be a big undertaking—but sometimes it’s a simple matter of asking a...
Eye Tech in the Old West
Fictional frontier doctor Elijah Baines quietly studied his rancher patient, 57-year-old J.M., who presented with a two-year history of decreasing...
I’ve heard that Indians plundered the bodies of dead soldiers after the Little Bighorn battle.
I’ve heard that Indians plundered the bodies of dead soldiers after the Little Bighorn battle. Then they stashed the items in caves in the Black...
What is the consensus as to the time frame of the Old West?
What is the consensus as to the time frame of the Old West? Stan Hutchison Sturgis, South Dakota The term “Old West” is in the eyes of the beholder....