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The Bear Facts on the History of Christopher Creek

The Bear Facts on the History of Christopher Creek

by | Apr 10, 2023 | True West Blog

I’ll never forget sitting next to my mother at my father’s funeral. Dad was a carefree cowboy when he met my mother, a sixteen-year-old Irish girl living on a farm south of Tempe. Times were tough during those Depression years and when I was about six he sold the cows...
The James Younger Gang: The Early Years

The James Younger Gang: The Early Years

by | Apr 4, 2023 | True West Blog

For many of the guerilla fighters, the Civil War didn’t end at Appomattox. Some, like the James and Younger brothers used the skills learned in the war to continue their war against the hated Yankees. They felt justified in their actions because harsh...
The Bozeman Trail

The Bozeman Trail

by | Mar 30, 2023 | Renegade Roads, Travel & Preservation

A journey on the historic route goes through the heart of traditional Lakota and Cheyenne hunting areas.   Long before John Jacobs and John Bozeman rode across what is now Wyoming’s Powder River Basin toward Fort Laramie in 1863—finding a route that brought gold...
Lieutenant Cushing’s Last Scout

Lieutenant Cushing’s Last Scout

by | Mar 21, 2023 | True West Blog

Among the many brave and courageous officers in the Frontier Army during the Apache Wars was Lieutenant Howard Cushing. A member of a family of war heroes, two of his brothers, William and Alonzo gained national prominence for their heroism during the Civil War. The...