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The Toughest Man West of the Pecos

The Toughest Man West of the Pecos

by | Nov 4, 2014 | Uncategorized

“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

The Great McGinty

by | Nov 4, 2014 | Uncategorized

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

Branded But Unbroken

by | Nov 4, 2014 | Uncategorized

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...
Jim Rodgers

Jim Rodgers

by | Nov 4, 2014 | Uncategorized

Arizona and Western history are synonymous since Arizona was basically the last frontier. The state’s history is rich in Western lore—rich mineral deposits, boomtowns, famous gunfights, ranching, cowboys and the final years of the Indian Wars. I grew up in Arizona...
Six Classic Gunfights

Six Classic Gunfights

by | Oct 9, 2014 | Uncategorized

When Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp utters his death-defying oath, “You tell ’em I’m coming, and Hell is coming with me, you hear!” with Biblical conviction in the film Tombstone, you know that your bucket-list must include a walk down the boardwalks of Tombstone to the...