One Ranger, One Riot

One Ranger, One Riot

Ten Texas Rangers who never stood down Now riding into their third century, one of the nation’s oldest law enforcement agencies carries a double-barreled brand known worldwide—Texas Rangers.  In August 1823, in a settler’s cabin on the Colorado River in present...
The Bear Facts on the History of Christopher Creek

The Bear Facts on the History of Christopher Creek

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

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...