Is 1954’s Dawn at Socorro based on a true story? Peter Birkin Kadina, South Australia, Australia Dawn at Socorro brings back memories. I first...
Is 1954’s Dawn at Socorro based on a true story?
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Adair Before They Die
July 15, 1892 Riding eight strong, the Dalton Gang enters Adair, Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). They commandeer the train station,...
Is 1954’s Dawn at Socorro based on a true story?
Is 1954’s Dawn at Socorro based on a true story? Peter Birkin Kadina, South Australia, Australia Dawn at Socorro brings back memories. I first...
What shirts were popular in the Old West?
What shirts were popular in the Old West? Katrina Allen Linden, Arizona Most shirts were pullovers and had buttons (or sometimes laces) only partway...
Was Wyatt Earp as good a hero as we have been led to believe? I’ve read he was involved in a “gold brick” swindle. Can you tell me more about that scam?
Was Wyatt Earp as good a hero as we have been led to believe? I’ve read he was involved in a “gold brick” swindle. Can you tell me more about that...
A family Bible belonging to the sister of Brushy Bill, who claimed to be Billy the Kid, listed his birth year as 1879. If this is true, then Brushy Bill couldn’t possibly be Billy the Kid, right?
A family Bible belonging to the sister of Brushy Bill, who claimed to be Billy the Kid, listed his birth year as 1879. If this is true, then Brushy...
How did the term “cowpoke” come about?
How did the term “cowpoke” come about? Mike Franklin Poteet, Texas The dictionary states that “cowboy” is from 1725 and originally meant just what...
Adair Before They Die
July 15, 1892 Riding eight strong, the Dalton Gang enters Adair, Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). They commandeer the train station,...
In the Old West, did city marshals and county sheriffs have what we now call a police blotter?
In the Old West, did city marshals and county sheriffs have what we now call a police blotter? Lawrence Ripplinger Grafton, Illinois Each city...
I read that an Arizona outlaw beat a check kiting charge by eating the evidence during the trial. True or false?
I read that an Arizona outlaw beat a check kiting charge by eating the evidence during the trial. True or false? Joshua Young Phoenix, Arizona Rufus...
I’ve read that a cowboy worked “for forty (40) and found.”
I’ve read that a cowboy worked “for forty (40) and found.” I gather that a cowboy worked for $40 per month, but what is meant by the term...
In Custer, South Dakota, a downtown building sign states that it is the site of a saloon where Flyspeck Billy murdered Abe Barnes in February 1881. Can you tell me anything more about this?
In Custer, South Dakota, a downtown building sign states that it is the site of a saloon where Flyspeck Billy murdered Abe Barnes in February 1881....