Not Just a Sea Plague

Not Just a Sea Plague

“Before the railroad, in the days of stage-coaching, the Western traveler subsisted principally on fried bacon and canned tomatoes,” wrote Lt. John Bigelow, Jr. in his book, On the Bloody Trail of Geronimo. “To my mind, this diet is not inferior,...
Saving Grandma’s Cabin

Saving Grandma’s Cabin

Anybody looking at the rotten foundation logs, the caved in roof, the shoved in southeast corner of the cabin would mark it for demolition. Unless, of course, the old log building represented a piece of family history. Even then a rational person might think it was...
Sweetwater Shoot-out

Sweetwater Shoot-out

October 1, 1917 Frank Hamer wants to go home. The Texas Ranger has just testified at the Callahan County Courthouse in Baird, Texas, in a murder trial and the case has been continued. Two men, waiting by a drugstore, warn Frank not to pass through Sweetwater on his...
Saving Dalton Days

Saving Dalton Days

Brent Demmitt grew up with Dalton Days in his hometown of Meade, Kansas, and remembers “it was everything to me—it was always a big deal, especially to a kid like me who wanted to be a cowboy.” Some 45 miles from Dodge City, Meade was home to Brent’s heroes: the...
The Good News, Bad News No Country

The Good News, Bad News No Country

“No matter how a man alone ain’t got no bloody f****** chance.” —Harry Morgan, To Have and Have Not (1937) No Country for Old Men is really two movies, especially for audiences who believe they may be coming to see a Coen Brothers picture along the lines of...