Steamboats on the Missouri
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark took their Corps of Discovery expedition up the Missouri River using keelboats and pirogues that they poled and propelled by dragging the vessels using heavy ropes. Following them, the fur traders also used those labor-intensive...
Western Events for May 2018
Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West this May. Adventure Narrow Gauge Day Durango, CO, May 4: A celebration of the continuous operation of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad since 1882. 888-872-4607 • DurangoTrain.com Ute...
U.S. Cavalry’s First Bolt-Action Carbine
The more ammunition you give a soldier, the more he’ll use!” Despite their continued post-war use of the seven-shot Spencer repeater, this was the general complaint, along with being shackled by a severely restricted budget, which kept the American military hierarchy...
Teddy Roosevelt’s “Cowboy Cavalry” The Rough Riders
During time of war, special volunteer groups have always captured the fancy of the American public, often to the chagrin of regular military units, who saw them as undisciplined. They also became the idols of the press. No group of volunteers has ever matched Teddy...
True West January/February 2025
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