The 100 Best Historical Photos of the American Indian
Alfred Jacob Miller, George Catlin, John Mix Stanley and Karl Bodmer’s romantic illustrations of America’s frontier Indians were matchless eyewitness portrayals until the advent of the camera. Thomas Easterly is credited as the first to photograph American Indians in...
The Toughest Man West of the Pecos
“Chisum! John Chisum! Weary. Saddle worn.” Sorry. Every time I think of John Simpson Chisum, I think of the 1970 John Wayne movie Chisum, and Andrew J. Fenady’s theme song. OK. Though highly entertaining, Chisum isn’t a classic movie, and Fenady’s probably...
The Great McGinty
Billy McGinty was an unlikely hero. Only five feet, two inches tall, the sawed off bronc buster from Oklahoma Territory couldn’t march in step and was allergic to military discipline, but he turned out to be one heck of a fighting man. McGinty distinguished himself as...
Branded But Unbroken
The image of strong women pioneers and trailblazers of yesteryear has grown hazy in the decades since the mass migration west. For many, the type of woman who dared venture into the rugged frontier is relegated to two categories: the corset-wearing soiled dove with...
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