by Henry C. Parke | 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...
by Tom Jonas | 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...
by Rhiannon Deremo | 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:...
by Peter Brand | 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...
by Meghan Saar | 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,...