After Pat Garrett and his posse successfully captured Billy the Kid and three members of his gang at a place called Stin…
True West Moments
Dead On Arrival
In the opening sequence of the classic Western One Upon A Time In The West there are three gunmen who show up at the tra…
Under The Mistletoe
After being captured at Stinking Springs, Billy the Kid and his gang were taken to Fort Sumner, New Mexico where Billy w…
Snowstorm Ambush
Five outlaws rode out of a powder-blue fog on the night of December 19, 1880, straight into an ambush sprung by Sheriff-…
Dear Lew
Writing in red ink on ruled paper, Billy the Kid writes a letter to Lew Wallace, the governor of New Mexico.Written from…
Arizona Territory Born Into Trouble
In 1863, a bill passed the U.S. Senate officially organizing the Arizona Territory, and on February 24, President Abraha…
An Apache Named Fun Was he? One can only hope.
On the San Carlos Apache Reservation in the 1870s the U.S. Army was charged with writing down the names of each tribal m…
A Voice That Is His Own Derision
“Father and mother he does not resemble, sons and daughters he will never have; vindictive and patient (it is a known fa…
The Return of Doc Holliday We've all learned a lot since "The illustrated Life & Times of Doc Holliday" appeared in 1993.
We’ve all learned a lot since “The illustrated Life & Times of Doc Holliday” appeared in 1993. And…
A Real Horse Opera History was made when a horse opera premiered at Phoenix at Symphony Hall.
History was made when a real, live horse opera based on Zane Grey’s immortal classic, “Riders of The Purple Sage” premie…