by Phil Spangenberger | Jun 30, 2008 | Art, Guns and Culture
How long it had lain in the West Texas desert, no one knew. It was 1972, and the firearm looked as if it had been undisturbed for at least a century. Nonetheless, there it was, a dark brown hulk, yet glistening with the patina of desert varnish in the West Texas sun....
by Candy Moulton | Mar 1, 2008 | Travel & Preservation
St. Paul, Fargo, Jamestown, Bismarck, Glendive, Billings, Livingston, Bozeman, Missoula, Sandpoint, Spokane, Yakima, Tacoma. These are some of the largest towns in the Northern Plains and Northwest, all either spawned—or given a growth hormone—by the construction of...
by Bill Markley | Sep 2, 2007 | Travel & Preservation
A delirious blood-covered cavalry soldier rises up. Firing his pistol, he makes a mad dash to run through the Lakota warriors. One warrior rushes forward and tomahawks the soldier to the ground. Shouting a cry of triumph, the warrior bends over the prostrate soldier,...
by Bill Markley | Sep 2, 2007 | Travel & Preservation
A delirious blood-covered cavalry soldier rises up. Firing his pistol, he makes a mad dash to run through the Lakota warriors. One warrior rushes forward and tomahawks the soldier to the ground. Shouting a cry of triumph, the warrior bends over the prostrate soldier,...
by | Sep 1, 2007 | Inside History
Why did Mountain Men prefer riding mules over horses? And how come the Indians never rode mules? Paul Gordon St Thomas, Ontario, Canada Mountain Men preferred mules because they were surefooted in rough country and better pack animals. That being said, Mountain Men...