In February 1, 1896, Col. Albert Jennings Fountain and his eight-year-old son Henry were on the last leg of the 150-mile trip from Lincoln, New...
Who Killed Col. Fountain?
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I can’t locate a copy of Richard O’Connor’s Bat Masterson book, listed in the credits of the TV series starring Gene Barry. Is there another biography I can buy?
I can’t locate a copy of Richard O’Connor’s Bat Masterson book, listed in the credits of the TV series starring Gene Barry. Is there another...
My SASS friends and I disagree. I say chinks were not worn by working cowboys in the 1890s. I believe they were show wear for riders during the late 1940s. Can you settle this?
My SASS friends and I disagree. I say chinks were not worn by working cowboys in the 1890s. I believe they were show wear for riders during the late...
True West calls the Tombstone battle the “Gunfight Behind the O.K. Corral,” while Earp historian Allen Barra calls it the “Street Fight in Tombstone.” How did people in the 19th century refer to it?
True West calls the Tombstone battle the “Gunfight Behind the O.K. Corral,” while Earp historian Allen Barra calls it the “Street Fight in...
Most Hollywood movies end with the good guys winning and the bad guys in jail or dead. How true is that to the Old West?
Most Hollywood movies end with the good guys winning and the bad guys in jail or dead. How true is that to the Old West? Willie Slappy Jonesboro,...
I can’t locate a copy of Richard O’Connor’s Bat Masterson book, listed in the credits of the TV series starring Gene Barry. Is there another biography I can buy?
I can’t locate a copy of Richard O’Connor’s Bat Masterson book, listed in the credits of the TV series starring Gene Barry. Is there another...
My SASS friends and I disagree. I say chinks were not worn by working cowboys in the 1890s. I believe they were show wear for riders during the late 1940s. Can you settle this?
My SASS friends and I disagree. I say chinks were not worn by working cowboys in the 1890s. I believe they were show wear for riders during the late...
Most Hollywood movies end with the good guys winning and the bad guys in jail or dead. How true is that to the Old West?
Most Hollywood movies end with the good guys winning and the bad guys in jail or dead. How true is that to the Old West? Willie Slappy Jonesboro,...
True West calls the Tombstone battle the “Gunfight Behind the O.K. Corral,” while Earp historian Allen Barra calls it the “Street Fight in Tombstone.” How did people in the 19th century refer to it?
True West calls the Tombstone battle the “Gunfight Behind the O.K. Corral,” while Earp historian Allen Barra calls it the “Street Fight in...
In the Old West, did men carrying six-shooters leave one chamber empty as a safety measure?
In the Old West, did men carrying six-shooters leave one chamber empty as a safety measure? Bob Wood Hugo, Minnesota It’s likely that at least some...
UPDATES: The Lone Bandit and Shalako
UPDATES: The Lone Bandit and Shalako We received some feedback about our June 2007 ATM column: Writing in about the cowboy on horseback who robbed a...
In the Old West, did men carrying six-shooters leave one chamber empty as a safety measure?
In the Old West, did men carrying six-shooters leave one chamber empty as a safety measure? Bob Wood Hugo, Minnesota It’s likely that at least some...