James Brooks was the kind of rip-snortin’ Texas Ranger we all like to read about. His endless escapades are skillfully presented by the author along...

I love state roadside guides and personally collect them.  You’ll usually find mini-histories listed with the historic sites and landmarks on the...

The rodeo, from a Spanish word meaning “gather together,” began with arguments between cowpokes about who was best at what. In the 20th century, it...

Juan Salinas (1901-95) was the first notable professional hispanic rodeo participant and eventual inductee into the Rodeo Hall of Fame. His story is...

Yellowstone National Park is a natural wonder and rich in history. While this book touches on the history, the focus is on those who first saw the...

Based on the true story of Harry Tracy, an 1890s con artist, petty thief, rustler and jailbird, the tale begins during Tracy’s impoverished...

In this second book in the Holmes on the Range series, brothers Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer pin on railroad detective badges and swear to...

This is not, exactly, a history of the homefront during the Civil War. Its subtitle, “Civilians and Soldiers in America’s Civil War,” includes the...

The Civil War was traumatic to most Americans, but it was a double whammy to the Cherokees. Already badly split into warring factions over...