I read that an Arizona outlaw beat a check kiting charge by eating the evidence during the trial. True or false?
I read that an Arizona outlaw beat a check kiting charge by eating the evidence during the trial. True or false? Joshua Young Phoenix, Arizona Rufus Nephews, a.k.a. Climax Jim, was a little-known but notorious cattle rustler in Arizona’s White Mountain country. He...
Screamin’ Sheb
When former Sen. Fred Thompson took the floor of Congress in October 2002 and declared Sheb Wooley to be an official “American treasure,” Wooley was definitely surprised. Sheb’s widow, Linda Dotson-Wooley, says, “Sheb got a little teary-eyed. He never realized that...
True West’s Best of the West 2007 Winners
Here are the winners of our “2007 Best of the West.” Sit back and see if your pick made the list. Best Living Bootmaker Paul Bond The year 2006 marked Paul Bond’s 60th year in the bootmaking business. Before that, he rodeoed in the 1930s and ’40s. Before...
The Clark Gable Collection: The Tall Men
Hollywood director Fritz Lang once remarked that Cinemascope was only good for snakes and funerals. Perhaps today he would have included snakes on a plane, but at the time he could have just as easily included cattle drives, since the best thing about Raoul Walsh’s...
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