The Cheyenne Suitcase
Five months to the day after the Little Bighorn Battle commenced and ultimately resulted in the defeat of Custer and his 7th Cavalry, soldiers charged the winter encampment of Chief Dull Knife and his Northern Cheyennes. The 4th Cavalry, under the command of Gen....
American West: Then & Now
Chances are you’ve never heard of Mrs. Nettie M. Dickson of Arrow Rock, Missouri. You may not have heard about Arrow Rock, for that matter. It’s high time you did. For Nettie—once described as a “gracious lady of the old school”—was a pioneer in preserving history in...
Circle The Wagons!
An interesting book, Circle the Wagons! is a deliberately controversial one, combining early Western movies with actual events in an effort to correct what the authors see as a willful misreading of history. Gregory & Susan Michno, who also co-authored A Fate...
The Texas Camel Corps Camel Treks
Secretary of War Jefferson Davis wrestled with a problem in 1840. He needed to send soldiers to protect the vast Southwestern frontier, but little grass and scarce water meant horses and mules suffered terrible hardships. Many died. When Davis’s long-time friend...
True West January/February 2025
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