Custer Saved the Nation

Custer Saved the Nation

He is the man everybody loves to hate. George Armstrong Custer, once one of the most admired American military heroes, has become, in our time, one of the most hated figures from our past. He is now, at best, a national joke (“Custer wore arrow shirts!”) and the...
May 2012 Events

May 2012 Events

A Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West. New Mexico History MuseumCentennial Exhibits Santa Fe, NM: Learn about the first crime committed by citizens of the newly established state while viewing “47 Stars,” one of numerous centennial exhibits...
Salty Thieves

Salty Thieves

“Another Robbery, This One On the Yukon, Netted $7,000,” read the August 31, 1898, headline in The Helena Independent. These clever thieves had used salt to conceal their robbery. While the steamer Cudahy traveled between Dawson, Yukon Territory, and St. Michael,...
Six Forgotten Film Classics

Six Forgotten Film Classics

Josh Becker has watched 4,720 movies. After 36 years in the film industry, 42 screenplays, 20 years’ worth of TV shows and seven feature films, he still would rather spend his time talking up the Golden Age of Hollywood, when studios actually made good movies. That’s...