Edgar Rice Burroughs Hunted the Apache Kid
Dateline: Fort Grant, Arizona Territory, Saturday, May 23, 1896. Edgar Rice Burroughs, age 20, arrived here today to begin a harrowing ten-month tour of duty with the 7th U.S. Cavalry. A graduate of Michigan Military Academy, Burroughs had recently failed the entrance...
Greenbacks
The question came up a while back from a reader wanting to know when paper money started being used by the common man instead of gold and silver coin in the Old West. Actually, paper money has been around since the 1600s. During the time of the Revolutionary War the...
Discover Something New About the Old West in this summer’s Western fiction
As much as we all appreciate the educational value a meticulously researched, fact-filled history book, there’s much to be said for the pure escapist pleasure of getting lost in a fast-paced, drama-filled, page-turner of a novel. But why compromise between edification...
Old Wrist-Breaker
The U.S. Cavalry’s first official-issue saber—the Model 1833, although graceful and handsome, was disliked by the troops. Considered altogether too light, difficult to thrust properly, and prone to breakage of the blade, U.S. Ordnance wanted a more substantial saber....
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