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Preservation: Harvey House is History

Preservation: Harvey House is History

by | Jul 1, 2008 | Art, Guns and Culture

Harvey House is History In January, we wrote about ongoing efforts to save the historic Havasu Harvey House in Seligman, Arizona. Today, the circa 1905 building is gone, demolished by its owner, the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad. For years, the BNSF has...
Recreating Indian-Inspired Adobes

Recreating Indian-Inspired Adobes

by | Jun 30, 2008 | Art, Guns and Culture

Drawn to Casas Grandes by its rich history and fueled by an interest in sustainable architecture, Jack Anderson set out to build a business and a home that would merge the two interests. While his dreams of operating a bed and breakfast, conducting tours of the area...
Speaking Horse

Speaking Horse

by | Jun 23, 2008 | Travel & Preservation

In the 17th century, New Mexico’s vaqueros imparted (under duress, most likely) their “secrets” of horsemanship to the Plains Indians. With these secrets in hand, the Plains Indians transformed from foot soldiers and buffalo runners who drove herds over cliffs to...
Forting Up On the Apache Trail

Forting Up On the Apache Trail

by | Jun 1, 2008 | Travel & Preservation

Ominous clouds threaten rain as I pull off Highway 80 near the Arizona-New Mexico border at the Skeleton Canyon monument. I debate whether or not I should drive to the actual site where the Apache Wars ended when Geronimo surrendered in 1886. Louis Kraft’s story...
Wild Bill’s Disease of Passion?

Wild Bill’s Disease of Passion?

by | May 1, 2008 | Inside History

In his 1986 book Deadwood, Pete Dexter depicted Wild Bill Hickok as suffering from some form of venereal disease (VD) and more so from the remedies of the day. The historical accuracy of Bill’s condition was probably fictional. Dexter’s depiction of Bill’s misery,...