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Tombstone, Arizona

Tombstone, Arizona

by | Jan 1, 2008 | Travel & Preservation

In 1877, Ed Schieffelin discovered silver at a site where soldiers from Camp Huachuca warned all he would find was his tombstone. (That was a $30 million blunder on their part.) Local feuds later exploded in this boomtown, with the most notorious being the 1881 O.K....
Massacre Site Open to the Public

Massacre Site Open to the Public

by | Nov 1, 2007 | True Westerners

Dozens of honorific titles have dignified the name of Ben Nighthorse Campbell—senator, congressman, judo champion and award-winning jewelry designer. But, on the night of April 27, the only one that counted was Cheyenne. That night, he, like many others in his tribe,...
A Gambler’s Fifth Ace

A Gambler’s Fifth Ace

by | Oct 2, 2007 | Features & Gunfights

“You gonna pull those pistols or whistle ‘Dixie?’” Clint Eastwood’s gunslinger famously brushed off a group of Union soldiers with those sneering words—just before he shot all four of them dead. The line was more than a bit reminiscent of the oft-misquoted line...
Good Luck Dogged My Trail

Good Luck Dogged My Trail

by | Oct 1, 2007 | Western Books

Clay Mann branded his cows with a large “80” that stretched across their side. It was this 80 brand that changed Daniel Webster Wallace’s name for most of those who knew him to “80 John.” He continued to work for Mann and established his reputation as a number one...