Doc Holliday: Deadly Killer?
A recent television series referred to Doc Holliday as a “vicious killer” but Doc’s reputation as the “deadly dentist” is greatly exaggerated. One account said he “won more than thirty duels to the death” and another claimed he killed sixteen men. Best guess is he...
Buried Alive
The mining community of Alta, Utah, has the dubious distinction of being among the top in the world for suffering catastrophic avalanches. The town has been obliterated on more than one occasion by the sudden onrush of tons of ice and snow. Some survived by allowing...
Walking the Line
They were more than the sum of their parts, 19th-century surveyors, the unheralded vanguards of the Old West who established original geographical boundaries and retraced and identified existing borders in accordance with legal descriptions. Part-astronomers,...
What’s in the Name?
“Sheet-Iron Jack” Allen, was an California horse thief who wore an iron vest when plying his trade. Jack earned his nickname after surviving four barrels of buckshot. Charlie Bryant was fired upon at close range with a pistol. Bullet grazed his cheek...
True West January/February 2025
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