Noonan’s Last Stand
“We was flabbergasted.” The proud slayers of a huge grizzly are memorialized in one of the most famous photographs in all of Western history. By August 7, 1874, when the photo was taken by William H. Illingworth, Custer had already explored the fabled...
James P. Beckwourth and His Trail
The legendary mountain man left a legacy of truth and fiction about his larger-than-life experiences as a trapper and trailblazer of the American West. “We reached the American Valley without the least accident, and the emigrants expressed entire satisfaction...
Black Bart, Buffalo Robes and Outlaw Hideouts
What were buffalo hides used for? Pat McManus Cave Junction, Oregon Often, they were used for coats or blankets—both by Indians and Whites. In the early 1870s, a cheap commercial process for tanning bison hides was developed in England and Germany. Hides from which...
Tumbling Dice, Blind Pigs and Brothels
The Earps’ last stand in Los Angeles was more bust than bonanza. In 1866 the first home for disabled war veterans was opened in Togus, Maine, and not long thereafter, more veterans homes opened in various locations around the Midwest and Eastern United States. By the...
True West January/February 2025
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