A Collection of Criminals
Collectors knew Norman Flayderman as the man behind the bible of American firearms, Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms…and Their Values. That a Kentucky rifle sold as the top firearm of the day at Cowan’s Auctions on February 21 was no shocker,...
The Final Years of the James-Younger Gang
The James-Younger gang’s incredible streak of good luck ran out in Northfield, Minnesota, on September 7th, 1876 when the eight-member gang rode into town to be met by a different kind of foe. These hard-working citizens, many were ex-Union soldiers and were...
There’s Copper in Them Thar Hills
Author Mike Anderson prefers talking about the legends who played at Warren Ballpark in Bisbee, Arizona—Connie Mack, Honus Wagner, Jim Thorpe and others—but America’s oldest multisport facility (it opened in 1909) hasn’t always been used for baseball. A century ago—in...
Jeff Kidder: Arizona Ranger
The Arizona Rangers were established as a territorial law enforcement agency in 1901 to curb the outlawry that was rampart in Arizona’s rural mountain country, especially in the rugged mountains along its eastern border with New Mexico and also along the Mexican...
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