As a kid I saved up six hours of babysitting money every week to pay for one hour of horseback riding at a local stable. The hardest part of writing...
What History Has Taught Me: Mary Doria Russell
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What History Has Taught Me: Dolan Ellis
As a kid, we lived on a small farm in eastern Kansas, where I literally had no playmates. My play consisted of doing little farm chores (gathering...
What History Has Taught Me: Alan Rockman
Like many American children of the late 1950s, Alan Rockman spent his childhood in the not-exactly-Old West-town of Scranton, Pennsylvania, with the...
What History Has Taught Me: Alan Rockman
Like many American children of the late 1950s, Alan Rockman spent his childhood in the not-exactly-Old West-town of Scranton, Pennsylvania, with the...
What History Has Taught Me: John Farkis
John Farkis was born in Allen Park, Michigan, downriver from Detroit. After earning a business degree at Eastern Michigan University in 1972, he...
What History Has Taught Me: John Boessenecker
A native of San Francisco, California, John Boessenecker graduated from San Francisco State University with a history degree in 1975. After serving...
What History Has Taught Me: Myron R. Deibel
After earning a masters in business administration, Myron R. Deibel began his banking career in 1961 at Southern Arizona Bank in Tucson, Arizona. He...
What History Has Taught Me: Red Steagall
Red Steagall is a musician, poet and actor who shares stories of the American West. His performances include a White House party for President...
What History Has Taught Me: Erik J. Wright
Erik J. Wright is an emergency management coordinator in northeast Arkansas and has kept his passion for the Old West alive through his writing and...
What History Has Taught Me: Alden Big Man Jr.
A former cabinet head of Crow Homeland Security for Crow Agency, Montana, Alden Big Man Jr. earned his Ph.D. in the History department at University...
What History Has Taught Me: Roy Young
After 17 years as a high school teacher, band director and varsity baseball coach in his home state of Oklahoma, Roy Young opened stores...
What History Has Taught Me: Rudolfo Anaya
Rudolfo Anaya shot to stardom with his first novel, 1972’s Bless Me, Ultima, which got rejected by New York and Boston publishers, and found a home...