A Phoenix newspaper once reported on the rampant violence, murders and mayhem in Two Guns, Arizona. What books tell the history of this town? Wayne...
What can you tell me about William T. Phillips, who claimed to be Butch Cassidy in the early 1920s? Jim Freed Dennison, Ohio Butch Cassidy expert...
Did steamboats bring passengers and supplies from California to Arizona? Sue Burwell Scottsdale, Arizona The 2,100-mile monthly voyage from...
Did Old West lawmen write a police blotter? Or was it more like a journal? Lawrence Ripplinger Grafton, Illinois Like bookkeepers, each city marshal...
In the movie Tombstone, Wyatt steps off the train wearing square-toed boots. Aren’t those a 1970’s invention? Stephen Grady Cleburne, Texas Nope,...
On the inside page of Ross Santee’s Cowboy, the dedication reads, “For Shorty Caraway—Top Hand.” What do you know about the author or Shorty? Derek...
December 13, 1877 At the Texas Ranger com-pound in San Elizario, Texas, Ranger Sgt. C.E. Mortimer walks down to El Molino to check in on the Rangers...
December 13, 1877 At the Texas Ranger com-pound in San Elizario, Texas, Ranger Sgt. C.E. Mortimer walks down to El Molino to check in on the Rangers...
One victim of the Lincoln County War was Morris Bernstein. Who was he? James Freed Dennison, Ohio On August 5, 1878, Billy the Kid and a group of...
I’m reading a book that claims Old West pimps were called Pi’s. Is that pronounced like Pees or Pies? Kriya Singh New York, New York I’ve never...
Why did Mountain Men prefer riding mules over horses? And how come the Indians never rode mules? Paul Gordon St Thomas, Ontario, Canada Mountain Men...
What can you tell me about the Western writer William W. Johnstone? Jack A. Graves Turlock, California William W. Johnstone was one of America’s...