The new biography Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War, recently published by Alfred A. Knoph, will no doubt cause some waves. Author T.J....
Was Jesse James a Terrorist?
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Ingalls Onslaught Turns Bloody!
“They came out of the gully on the jump.” September 1, 1893 Three covered wagons full of federal marshals approach the outlaw village of Ingalls,...
12 Things most people don’t know…
About Lewis and Clark Lewis was born 8 months after the Boston Tea Party. Meriwether Lewis’ unusual first name was his mother’s maiden name. At the...
I’m trying to get into rope braiding with horsehair and leather but can’t find anyone in my area to help me get started. Can you help me?
I’m trying to get into rope braiding with horsehair and leather but can’t find anyone in my area to help me get started. Can you help me? Marv Olson...
What can you tell me about the Western author and poet S. Omar Barker? He and my father were cowboys together in Arizona and New Mexico back in the 1930s.
What can you tell me about the Western author and poet S. Omar Barker? He and my father were cowboys together in Arizona and New Mexico back in the...
Where did old John Selman go after he killed John Wesley Hardin and why did he get 25 years in the calaboose as “Wes” did in 1876?
Where did old John Selman go after he killed John Wesley Hardin and why did he get 25 years in the calaboose as “Wes” did in 1876? Nick Nixon St....
You never see any old-time photos of cowboys, lawmen or outlaws wearing glasses. Even in Western movies you never see anyone wearing glasses. Was their vision perfect?
You never see any old-time photos of cowboys, lawmen or outlaws wearing glasses. Even in Western movies you never see anyone wearing glasses. Was...
Can you tell me the connection between the Swindle Bar brand and James A. Reavis, the Baron of Arizona?
Can you tell me the connection between the Swindle Bar brand and James A. Reavis, the Baron of Arizona? Floyd Anderson Phoenix, Arizona The Baron of...
Can you explain to me exactly what “Long Riders” are?
Can you explain to me exactly what “Long Riders” are? Mike Via the Internet According to Ramon Adams’ Western Words, long riders was another name...
Did guys actually exist in the Old West who made their living as bounty hunters?
Did guys actually exist in the Old West who made their living as bounty hunters? Steve Drake Gladewater, Texas Bounty hunters were a varied...
I have seen three variations of the well-known “Dodge City Peace Commission” photo, one with the top-right corner torn off, another with W.F. Petillon, a political friend of Luke Short’s, and still another with an aged Bill Tilghman in that corner. Which
I have seen three variations of the well-known “Dodge City Peace Commission” photo, one with the top-right corner torn off, another with W.F....
The James-Younger Gang vs The Townsmen of Northfield
September 7, 1876 It’s just past 2:00 p.m. when three horsemen wearing matching white linen dusters dismount in front of the First National Bank in...