August 12, 1881 The Clanton Camp: Innocent Cowboys or “a Viper’s Nest” of Outlaws? A group of some 25 American cowboys has been raiding in Northern...
Ambush at Guadalupe Pass
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Dodging Fakes
"You’ve seen more Old West autograph forgeries in the last three years than in the previous 20 years combined.” It’s a pretty stunning statement,...
Eating His Weight in Democrats
It was one of the most outrageous quotes of the Old West about one of the most barbaric crimes. In 1883, a 34-year-old tracker named Alferd Packer...
Zip Zapped!
August 2, 1895 A mile and a half north of Cainville, Oklahoma, lawman Marion Hildreth and five men surround a homesteader cabin. After eating...
Breaking Out More Shovels
If anyone knows Billy the Kid, it’s the sheriff in the town that claims to hold the outlaw’s grave. Sheriff Gary Graves has ridden the “last ride of...
Did Cole Younger have any children? I ask because a doctor in town comes into my barbershop and claims to be his great-grandson.
Did Cole Younger have any children? I ask because a doctor in town comes into my barbershop and claims to be his great-grandson. Phil Thomas Downers...
When did American cowboys stop wearing Levi jeans?
When did American cowboys stop wearing Levi jeans? B. Bonnes London, England They haven’t all stopped wearing Levis, but the jeans aren’t as popular...
Vera’s Cowboy Done Her Wrong
If Vera McGinnis’ love story were a Country Western song, it would go something like this: “He dragged her heart around that ring, that handsome...
I’ve heard there was a passenger on the Titanic named William P. Longley, and that someone from the family of Wild Bill Longley identified the traveler as the outlaw. Evidently, Longley faked his death only to sink along with the Titanic. Is that true?
I’ve heard there was a passenger on the Titanic named William P. Longley, and that someone from the family of Wild Bill Longley identified the...
How did Martha Jane Canary acquire the nickname “Calamity?”
How did Martha Jane Canary acquire the nickname Calamity? Rob Noyes Cincinnati, Ohio According to one tale, Martha Jane Canary’s paramours, and...
Did the old stagecoach route between Benson and Tucson follow what is today’s I-10?
Did the old stagecoach route between Benson and Tucson follow what is today’s I-10? Harry McNeer Via Fax The old Butterfield Overland stage line,...
What was Hiawatha’s grandmother’s grandmother’s name?
What was Hiawatha’s grandmother’s grandmother’s name? Lim Hocker Via the Internet She was Nokomis, “Daughter of the Moon.”