What’s in a Name?
Canyon Diablo proved to be a formidable barrier to travelers along the 35th Parallel in northern Arizona. In 1881 the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad was building a bridge over the steep abyss. The “end of track” town that was established on the east side of...
The Wife of Wyatt Earp’s Sworn Enemy
“I have been nearly driven to distraction!” So said Victoria Zaff Behan, with the culprit being her well-known husband, John Harris Behan. This was in 1875 when, after six years of a more-than-rocky marriage, the lady decided to call it quits. Victoria had already...
Soiled Doves
Bring up the intriguing subject of prostitution history in the American West, and you are sure to liven up a conversation. The thought of someone paying for sex diverts from societal and cultural ideals about how and when sex should be employed. It also brings forth a...
The Last Hash Knife Cowboy
“I consider it a damn good outfit,” George W. Hennessey once said of the infamous Hash Knife Outfit at the Aztec Land & Cattle Company, at one time the largest cattle ranch in Arizona and a brand still going strong today at northern Arizona’s Babbitt...
True West June 2023
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