I’ve concluded that the James-Younger Gang got more than $52,000 in about 12 years. What do you suppose they did with it? I was also wondering why...
Will you help me out? For over 40 years, I’ve been trying to figure out this Steve McQueen line from my favorite Western, The Magnificent Seven: “It took me a long time to learn my elbow from a hot rock.”
Will you help me out? For over 40 years, I’ve been trying to figure out this Steve McQueen line from my favorite Western, The Magnificent Seven: “It...
What do you consider to be the most interesting events of the Old West?
What do you consider to be the most interesting events of the Old West? Harold Trombley Via E-mail These aren’t necessarily in order of importance,...
Is the Maxwell building or ranch still standing where Billy the Kid was shot?
Is the Maxwell building or ranch still standing where Billy the Kid was shot? Ray B TWMag.com Forum The remains of the old Maxwell house in...
How did the Wyoming horse Steamboat get his name?
How did the Wyoming horse Steamboat get his name? Claudia Jordan Dallas, Texas Steamboat was born in Wyoming in 1896. As a three year old, he was...
If the Bird Cage Theatre opened on Christmas day 1881, why does the movie Tombstone show characters at the Bird Cage prior to the October 1881 gunfight?
If the Bird Cage Theatre opened on Christmas day 1881, why does the movie Tombstone show characters at the Bird Cage prior to the October 1881...
What did drifting cowboys carry with them when they traveled?
What did drifting cowboys carry with them when they traveled? Paul Stockford, Maniac #1,200 Cave Creek, Arizona If a drifter was going very far, he...
A museum in Jerome, Arizona, had a photograph of Pancho Villa standing by some mules pulling a water wagon. Did he really deliver water to the Jerome mines?
A museum in Jerome, Arizona, had a photograph of Pancho Villa standing by some mules pulling a water wagon. Did he really deliver water to the...
I read somewhere that no legal agency ever put out wanted posters that stated, “Dead or Alive.” What’s the truth?
I read somewhere that no legal agency ever put out wanted posters that stated, “Dead or Alive.” What’s the truth? Dan Gebers Kalaheo, Hawaii Most...
Was Mike Williams an Abilene, Kansas, deputy at the time of the gunfight between Wild Bill Hickok and Phil Coe?
George Bourbeau Calhan, Colorado I went straight to the source himself, Joe Rosa, to get the straight skinny on this. He examined available records...
What can you tell me about U.S. Army scout Al Sieber?
ftlupton From True West’s Online Forum Al Sieber was chief of scouts for Gen. George Crook during the Apache Wars. Born in Germany, he came to...
Can you tell me more about Bill Miner, whose life story is the basis for the Canadian film The Grey Fox?
Susan Riding Loveland, Colorado Bill Miner had quite the criminal career. He was raised in California and joined the Second California Cavalry in...