Wild West Conquers Europe

Wild West Conquers Europe

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been asked the question: How come you Brits are so interested in the American West? And I know for a fact that the same question is asked of my German, Dutch, Italian, Swiss and even my Japanese friends. Obviously, we’ve all...
Noonan’s Last Stand

Noonan’s Last Stand

The proud slayers of a huge grizzly are memorialized in one of the most famous photographs in all of Western history. By August 7, 1874, when the photo was taken by William H. Illingworth, Custer had already explored the fabled Black Hills, and his dispatches, carried...
“Homos on the Range”

“Homos on the Range”

                    The most surprising thing about homosexuality in the Old West is not that it was rare in the rugged, macho world of the cowboy, but that it was so common and so not a big deal. That’s a complete...