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...
Lawyers of Tombstone’s “Rotten Row”
Rotten Row was the name Tombstonians affectionately called a row of buildings on 4th Street between Toughnut and Allen Streets. Conveniently located between the saloons and courthouse the area overflowed with whiskey and oratory when court was in session. Boom towns...
Best of the West 2016: Heritage Travel
A century and a half ago Texas was rebuilding after the Civil War. Veterans were returning home to the Lone Star State—and thousands of soldiers, North and South, were moving West, many to Texas, looking to start life anew after the horrors of war. The broad, brush...
True West March/April 2025
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