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Rustled for Hollywood

Rustled for Hollywood

by | Apr 28, 2017 | Western Books & Movies, Western Movies

In the 1950s, Universal Pictures hit on an absurd premise that would delight millions and make millions: the Francis the Talking Mule military comedies. Audiences never guessed that Francis’s true identity was a more guarded secret than the technique that made him...
Finding the Great Canyon On the Gila River

Finding the Great Canyon On the Gila River

by | Apr 26, 2017 | Uncategorized

The dramatic Seth Eastman watercolor of a canyon on the Gila River of Arizona, circa 1853, is familiar to many students of Western exploration in general and of the first United States and Mexico Boundary Survey, 1849-1853, in particular. It is titled simply, Great...
Western Events for May 2017

Western Events for May 2017

by | Apr 20, 2017 | Departments, True Western Towns

ADVENTURE Narrow Gauge Day Durango, CO, May 5: Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad celebrates continuous operation between Durango and Silverton since 1882. 888-872-4607 • DurangoTrain.com Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival Cortez, CO, May 10-14:...
The Empty Sleeve Gunfight

The Empty Sleeve Gunfight

by | Apr 17, 2017 | Features & Gunfights

When Joseph W. Evans passed away suddenly on May 28, 1902, at his home in Phoenix, Arizona Territory lost one of its most successful businessmen and a distinguished citizen, reported the Arizona Republican newspaper, which printed a lengthy and glowing eulogy the day...
A Collection of Criminals

A Collection of Criminals

by | Apr 13, 2017 | Collecting the West, Departments

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,...