Best of the West 2016: Western Wear
By the time Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the Corps of Discovery across North America from 1804 to 1806, the British, French and Spanish had been competing for control of the beaver trade—and the resources of the West—for decades. The beaver hat fashion faded...
What is a cowboy?
What is a cowboy? Billy Murphy Las Cruces, New Mexico A cowboy is generally considered to be someone who tends cattle herds on North American ranches—usually from horseback. Historically, cowboys were regarded as independent, self-reliant, resourceful, proud, fearless...
The Battle of the Bulls
In November of 1846, the so-called Mormon Battalion encountered wild cattle along the banks of the San Pedro River. Aroused by the invaders, several bulls charged the column, tipping over wagons and kiling two mules and injuring two soldiers. Stunned by the aggressive...
“Not Much, Mary Ann.”
Andrew “Buckshot” Roberts was confronted by Billy the Kid and his Regulators at Blazer’s Mill on April 4, 1878. Charlie Bowdre (photo) told Roberts to surrender, or else. Roberts reply? “Not much, Mary Ann.” And the guns went off. But what did that phrase mean? ...
True West January/February 2025
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