Heaven’s Gate

Heaven’s Gate

Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate is more than a movie; since its release in 1980, the title and legendary extravagances of the writer/director have become synonymous with Hollywood failure. The film’s cost and extremely poor box office are blamed for the collapse of...
Triangle Canyon Shoot-Out

Triangle Canyon Shoot-Out

April 3, 1900 Lawman George Scarborough and Triangle Ranch manager Walter Birchfield are trailing cow thieves in the San Simon, Arizona, area. As they pick up the trail of five outlaws heading into the Chiricahua Mountains, they discover dropped .30-40 Winchester...
The Apache Wars  in Apache Words

The Apache Wars in Apache Words

In January 1863, Mangas Coloradas went to Pinos Altos, New Mexico, to seek peace with the United States. Other Chiricahua Apache tribal leaders had tried to talk him out of it, but Mangas persisted. Perhaps he was confident because he remembered the peace treaty he...
Death on the Line

Death on the Line

Even an everyday call to investigate cow stealing could spark violence that catapulted a Texas Ranger into the halls of death. This first look at Bob Alexander’s latest tome brings you the story of a brave man caught in the crossfire of King Ranch borderland...
“Curly Bill” (Extended Review)

“Curly Bill” (Extended Review)

                    Randolph Farmer’s “Curly Bill” is presented as a biography of the cattle rustling cowboy who survives today in frontier history as a minor appendage to the Wyatt Earp story. Farmer seems...