My SASS friends and I disagree. I say chinks were not worn by working cowboys in the 1890s. I believe they were show wear for riders during the late 1940s. Can you settle this?
My SASS friends and I disagree. I say chinks were not worn by working cowboys in the 1890s. I believe they were show wear for riders during the late 1940s. Can you settle this? Phil Bartlett Fremont, California Most cowboy gear originated with the Mexican vaquero....
A Tragic End to a Classic Cowgirl
You have to wonder if it was the sexy cowboy or the opportunity to break out of the “woman’s world” that most prompted young Eloise Fox to run away from a convent school at the age of 14. But run she did, marrying the cowboy who would help her reach stardom in the...
The Rookie Rancher
Doc Holliday. Sam Bass. “Bear River” Tom Smith. And countless others. They found a haven in the West. A chance to change their lives. The opportunity to reinvent themselves. A move that allowed them to leave heartache and hassles behind, with almost unlimited...
Silver City Shoot-Out
March 10, 1884 After an exercise break, prisoners Frank Taggart, Mitch Lee and Kit Joy overpower two guards at the jail in Silver City, New Mexico, and procure four six-shooters, a Winchester, a double-barreled shotgun, a Bowie knife, gunbelts and about 150 rounds of...
True West January/February 2025
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