Billy the Irish

Billy the Irish

An intriguing clue comes from Clark Hust, a cowboy who had worked as a boy for Pat Coghlan, an Irish immigrant rancher in Tularosa, New Mexico. Coghlan was born in Ireland in 1822 and moved to New York City when he was 26; he drove his first cattle to New Mexico in...
What kind of restaurants existed in the Old West?

What kind of restaurants existed in the Old West?

What kind of restaurants existed in the Old West? Rick Green Scottsdale, Arizona Frontier Fare columnist Sherry Monahan has researched Old West restaurants for her books, most notably Taste of Tombstone. Every town had at least one restaurant, and meals were also...
In Search of the West

In Search of the West

Can you imagine walking in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery as they saw the Pacific Coast for the first time? Fighting the Comanches on the frontier lines with the Texas Rangers? Following the Santa Fe Trail from Bent’s Fort to Santa Fe with...
The Moonshiner  Who Got Away  with Murder

The Moonshiner Who Got Away with Murder

“My daddy, he made whiskey And my granddaddy did too And we ain’t paid no whiskey tax Since Seventeen Ninety-Two.” —Albert Frank Beddoe The notorious gunfighter John Wesley Hardin was given a 25-year prison sentence for murder in the second degree after...
Andy Thomas

Andy Thomas

Charlie Russell is special because he combined artwork with authentic cowboys, Indians, history and a drink or two. Good man, that Charlie. For Charlie Russell and His Characters, the bartender is the only character not from a Russell painting because he is Sid...